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List of 'Reasonable Excuses' HMRC Will Accept if You Miss January Tax Deadline
HM Revenue and Customs warns that late filers face an initial £100 penalty, with potential fines reaching £106 million if delays persist, urging prompt submission via digital services.
- HMRC is urging the 3,3million people who have yet to file to submit returns within eight days to avoid a £100 penalty, with the Self Assessment deadline on January 31 and phone lines closing January 30 and reopening February 2.
- Frozen tax thresholds and higher interest income have pushed more landlords, higher-rate income taxpayers, and pensioners into Self Assessment, with HMRC creating Simple Assessment to ease pensioners' tax calculations.
- The penalty schedule shows that if tax remains unpaid, interest is added, and HMRC online services and the HMRC app are available around the clock.
- Estimates show if late-filing rates repeat this year, HMRC could collect £106m from automatic penalties, but customers who miss the deadline with a reasonable excuse may avoid a penalty.
- From April 6, 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will require sole traders and landlords with more than £50,000 to submit quarterly summaries, HMRC notes.
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The Herald Scotland+12 Reposted by 12 other sources
HMRC cash grab looms as 3m risk £100 fines as £106m penalties loom next week
More than 3 million taxpayers have still not filed their HMRC Self Assessment return
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Wales OnlineHMRC sends eight-day warning to 3.3million people over £100 fine
The fine is automatic and will be applied whether you owe tax or not
·Somerset, United Kingdom
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