Tax Return - online?
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nicecupoftea

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25,536 posts

274 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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Hi all,

Trying to submit my tax return online. I have registered for the service at www.gateway.gov.uk, and activated with the code through the post, but totally unsure as to how to go about putting in my figures!

There's "Service", "Your details", and "Secure Mail", none of which seems to allow you to go any further. Help files are worse than useless!

Anybody done this already and can help me out?

jazzybee

3,056 posts

272 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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There is a phone number on the site... they can talk you through it... Unfortunately, closes at 11pm. I've not done it online myself, but is easy and very quick to do if you have a simple return to complete. I think that once you get in, it should be self-explanitory.

vixpy1

42,697 posts

287 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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Well, if you are successfull you might get this page:

Thank you for your donation to the coffers of GB Ltd. We say donation becuase you choose to pay, thousands of the unwashed goits who live in GB ltd seem quite happy not to choose to pay, but with suckers like you who choose to donate we don't care about them!

We will be spending your money on a new draft of pointless legislation, not to hellp GB ltd, but to keep us in a job, and make sure Labour are relected next election.

You should feel proud that your hard earned cash is going to be given to some 19 year old chav on a council estate with 5 kids who has never done a days work in her life. We've already given her a free house, so we thought a bit of cash would help her along in her pointless useless existence.

However don't bother to call us if you need any help from us, we are only there to help the pointless in pursuit of the usless. Should you need a police officer then i'm afraid we can't send one round becuase we spent all the money that should be going to the police on some bloody inquiry into whether useing black pens in job centres was racist.

Once again, we'd like to say thank you for being your donation.

signed..

thieveing bloody bastids

catretriever

2,090 posts

265 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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Go to www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

you should see "Self Assessment" on the left hand side menu.

Click on it and it will ask for your login details.

Bear in mind the online site can only cope with a basic return. For anything more complex, you can still send the return via the internet, but you will need some software such as Taxcalc in order to prepare the return.

nicecupoftea

Original Poster:

25,536 posts

274 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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Cheers, got it.

It's very odd as you have to register on the Government Gateway site, then go to the IR site to fill in the tax return. Threw me for a minute.

Mrs.NCOT isn't happy, she kept trying to validate her account on the Gateway yesterday, but it refused her code (she was within the 28 day limit of the code). Rang the support line this morning and they say she needs a new code and new login info - chances of getting before end of Jan deadline? Slim

andy4200

5,116 posts

296 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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vixpy1 said:
Well, if you are successfull you might get this page:

Thank you for your donation to the coffers of GB Ltd. We say donation becuase you choose to pay, thousands of the unwashed goits who live in GB ltd seem quite happy not to choose to pay, but with suckers like you who choose to donate we don't care about them!

We will be spending your money on a new draft of pointless legislation, not to hellp GB ltd, but to keep us in a job, and make sure Labour are relected next election.

You should feel proud that your hard earned cash is going to be given to some 19 year old chav on a council estate with 5 kids who has never done a days work in her life. We've already given her a free house, so we thought a bit of cash would help her along in her pointless useless existence.

However don't bother to call us if you need any help from us, we are only there to help the pointless in pursuit of the usless. Should you need a police officer then i'm afraid we can't send one round becuase we spent all the money that should be going to the police on some bloody inquiry into whether useing black pens in job centres was racist.

Once again, we'd like to say thank you for being your donation.

signed..

thieveing bloody bastids



Fantastic

nicecupoftea

Original Poster:

25,536 posts

274 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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Mind you, the last time I was having this much trouble getting a site to load was about 10 years ago using NCSA Mosaic

Seems everybody is doing the same thing at the same time

simpo two

91,196 posts

288 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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vixpy1 said:
Thank you for your donation to the coffers of GB Ltd. We say donation becuase you choose to pay, thousands of the unwashed goits who live in GB ltd seem quite happy not to choose to pay, but with suckers like you who choose to donate we don't care about them!

We will be spending your money on a new draft of pointless legislation, not to hellp GB ltd, but to keep us in a job, and make sure Labour are relected next election.

You should feel proud that your hard earned cash is going to be given to some 19 year old chav on a council estate with 5 kids who has never done a days work in her life. We've already given her a free house, so we thought a bit of cash would help her along in her pointless useless existence.

However don't bother to call us if you need any help from us, we are only there to help the pointless in pursuit of the usless. Should you need a police officer then i'm afraid we can't send one round becuase we spent all the money that should be going to the police on some bloody inquiry into whether useing black pens in job centres was racist.

Once again, we'd like to say thank you for being your donation.


Perfect

NB If you'd replaced 'chav' with 'overseas gentleman' people would howl in outraged indignation at you. An interesting difference I think.

Coco H

4,237 posts

260 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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The on-line service seems to go down for extended periods around this time of year

nicecupoftea

Original Poster:

25,536 posts

274 months

Saturday 29th January 2005
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Site has been fine since.

I've just submitted my return but it seems to be taking a while coming back and saying it was accepted.

Anybody know whether this is an automatic thing or do I have to wait until Monday until somebody checks it by hand?

Cheers, first year I've done it online, seems a lot less hassle.

Eric Mc

124,764 posts

288 months

Saturday 29th January 2005
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I understood that you would get an automatic acknowledgement immediately the form was accepted.

I can't wait to see how many people who THOUGHT they'd submitted the form on-line receive their £100 penalties.

mojocvh

16,837 posts

285 months

Saturday 29th January 2005
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Not the most helpful of threads but....

www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=149091&f=92&h=0

you can do it over phone just make sure you get the payment reference.

Mojo.

Graham

16,378 posts

307 months

Saturday 29th January 2005
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Im sorry but you've just given me the biggest laugh in ages...


THe government, computers, online and working dont make me laugh.... do what i did and hand it in to the bint on the IR reception yourself and get a receipt..

so when they loose it ( as they will) you have proof you gave it to them.

They are so fecking useless last year i was a bit short so handed the return in without the cheque. when i got the demand for the return and fine. i simply turned up with the receipt and said well look i handed it in... fine canceled and paid it later

i'd trust govt online I.T. about as much as Tony B-liar..

Cheers
G( I.T. Specialist)

nicecupoftea

Original Poster:

25,536 posts

274 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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Well, have the page printed from where it said it had been received, so that's okay.

On the slightly more poo side of things, have just realised that electronic transfer of money will take 3 days. Silly me for assuming electronic transfers ("pay immediately") would actually go immediately, but no. Guess that's a fine for me

Scooby_snax

1,279 posts

277 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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Did mine online yesterday.....worked out how much I owed them...remitted that....however there does seem to be a problem.
For the last 20 hours I have received this....
Your Tax Return has not yet been accepted.
If you are not able to wait for a response, you can log out and return to Online Tax Return - Self Assessment later, in order to confirm that the Inland Revenue has received your Tax Return.
If you wish to wait, you can check if your Tax Return has been accepted by selecting Check Progress below

.....and of course yesterday their phone lines were always engaged. Now when i go back into the self assessment part to 'redo' my return it just takes me to the submit page.............

Eric Mc

124,764 posts

288 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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If you have paid all you owe for 2003/04 and the first 2004/05 Payment on Account by 31 January 2005, you will not be liable for the £100 late filing penalty. However, the Inland Revenue may not realise this initially and charge the penalty anyway. But, if you can confirm that the tax was paid on tiome, you will be able to get the penalty cancelled.

Piglet

6,250 posts

278 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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Isn't it odd that the web site and the phone lines are busy on the last couple of days before the deadline. Who'd of thought it......

Eric Mc

124,764 posts

288 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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Who would HAVE thought it indeed!

Last year I picked up two new clients who had tried to file their returns online at the last minute. One made such a cock-up of her entries that she ended up with a tax investigation. Neither of the individuals involved had made adequate copies of what they had entered so when the Inland Revenue asked for a breakdown of a particular amount entered in a specific box, the tax payer was unable to answer the question.

If you are filing on-line, make sure you keep a record of what entries you made in what boxes just in case you have to explain your entries to a tax investigator.

Piglet

6,250 posts

278 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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Just in case I'm sounding smug here, I do have to confess to having my return downstairs to finish off today, but I have Taxcalc software and I walk the return round to my local tax office and get it stamped. I don't like the idea of letting them have my money too early!

Scooby_snax

1,279 posts

277 months

Sunday 30th January 2005
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Eric...yes I printed out a hard copy. This is the first time I have had problems uploading to them....mind you the last time I did it with 7 days to spare...I suspect their system for want of a better word has crashed......