Self assessment

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Imran-vx

Original Poster:

11,800 posts

236 months

Sunday 2nd September 2007
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Does everyone in the 40% tax bracket get to do one?

My daughter hasn't been asked to complete one for 2006/7 even though she was employed throughout that period and earning at the higher rate.

Should she have been asked to do a SA, and if so will she now be penalised for not completing?

Eric Mc

122,108 posts

266 months

Sunday 2nd September 2007
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Possibly.

If she has any other income outside of her wages (such as bank interest/building society interest, rental income, self-employed income) then she should complete a SA return because if she doesn't, she will either be paying too little tax or none at all on this extra income. This is actually a criminal offence.

Conversely, if there are any allowances she would like to claim outside of her employment - such as additional mileage claims, pension contributions or charitable donations, then completing a SA return is the best (and legal) way of ensuring these allowances are claimed properly.

Imran-vx

Original Poster:

11,800 posts

236 months

Monday 3rd September 2007
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Thanks Eric. I will tell her.