Interest rate increase – what does this mean for late self-assessment payments? HMRC has increased the interest rate for late payments from 2.75% to 3% effective from 21 February 2022. The increase comes as The Bank of England announced an increase in the base rate from 0.25% to 0.5% on 3 February 2022. The 3%
HMRC self-assessment reminder HMRC is reminding self-assessment taxpayers to declare Covid-19 grants on their 2020/21 tax return. This includes Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants, which are deemed taxable income. It has been reported that more than 2.7 million people claimed at least one of the SEISS grants, up to 5 April 2021. During the
HMRC has announced that self-assessment taxpayers will not be charged an initial 5% late payment penalty, if they pay their tax or set up a Time to Pay arrangement by 1st April. A Time to Pay arrangement allows for payments to be made in monthly installments up until January 2022. Whilst the late payment penalty
Earlier this week, HMRC announced that there would be no late filing penalty for Self-Assessment (SA) customers who file online by 28th February 2021. The late filing penalty easement applies to forms SA100 (individual tax returns) however, SA returns filed by paper in February will not benefit from the easement. HMRC has also confirmed its
Professional bodies, including The Chartered Institute of Taxation, are urging trustees and agents to update their details on the Trust Registration Service or make a ‘no change’ declaration by 31st January 2021. HMRC have provided clarification for completing the 20.1 tick box question on the Trust and Estate return (SA900). Trustees and agents should ensure
HMRC have updated their ‘How to contact HMRC to discuss a time to pay arrangement’ section on their website. New information includes how it may be possible to set up a payment plan online, for a self-assessment tax bill, without contacting HMRC. A payment plan, for a self-assessment bill, can be set up to spread
