Self assesment woes

[mickmcpaddy]

I submit my own self assessment as I have done for the past 7 years without any problems and I am well aware of the process to do it. The latest one I had to do (15-16) I needed to do before the deadline, one to sort the tax credits out and two to get the official figures to apply for a mortgage. So I submitted it on line sometime in November. Its a straightforward return and I find it easy enough to fill in and submit.

However despite doing all this well in advance of the deadline I have just recently received a letter off them declaring a £100 fine for not finishing and submitting the return, logging on it says the return is 95% complete. This is total bks, I am well aware that the site says "attention your return is not submitted until you send it to us by pressing the next button" or words to that effect, I have also got the PDF you download of the tax return you get after everything is done, it also has the tax calculation of what is owed in the summary of tax years on my account.

I didn't pay anything on the 31st of Jan though as I have a direct debit set up with them to pay off last years tax so just let it carry on. I did try phoning them but it went on for ages setting up the voice recognition thing and then cut the call off when that was complete, so I gave that up as a bad job, really do they think we have nothing better to do than chase them all the while.

So is this the latest wheeze to squeeze a couple of extra quid out of the gullible, or should I just take it on the chin and not bother.

[mickmcpaddy]

Eric Mc said:

Nah - who needs accountants.

I'm an electrician but I don't cry when someone puts their own plug on.

AndrewEH1 said:

Try this:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-rev...

Or this:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-rev...

Cheers

"Webchat is unavailable at the moment because of technical problems."

Bunch of hopeless aholes

[mickmcpaddy]

thebraketester said:

So you had not fully submitted your return before the 31st Jan?

Well yes I have because what is owed from the tax calculation from it shows up in the account summary on "my account" page and I have a PDF of the tax return which I downloaded after I submitted the return. I may be wrong but I don't think you get the chance to download it before its finished do you?

[mickmcpaddy]

Even in the extremely unlikely event I have cocked up and not submitted it properly they could have always dropped me an email or something to say are you aware that your return is started but not yet complete before the deadline but the second it was overdue the demanding letters came.

Companies like Amazon and ebay don't seem to have an issue reminding you there is something in your basket that is not yet paid for, cant be that hard to set up reminders.

[mickmcpaddy]

AndrewEH1 said:

thebraketester said:

If it was submitted then It wouldnt hang at 95%. You have to keep pressing Next to finally submit the return.


It is possible to see how much tax you owe before making the final submission.

Yup, plus there's another PDF you are able to download which acts as your receipt of submission.

This the thing though, its inconceivable that I would have just left it at 95%, I know how to fill it in and submit it, I've done it several times before, also someone was sat next to me helping with the figures etc. if I go back to it now its at the point where its asking if I wish to reduce the payments on account. There is no way I would have sat down to fill it in and then thought hey you know what I'll leave it 95% done and not bother with it anymore, what would be the advantage in doing that, the only possible answer is I'm stark raving mad.