Taxation: Self-assessment

(asked on 8th May 2018) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people submitting tax returns missed the 31st January 2018 deadline; and how much money was accrued to the public purse through fines as a result of late payments.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 11th May 2018

As at 31 January 2018, there were just under 746,000 Self-Assessment returns still outstanding. Not all these customers will pay a penalty, as there will be some who will have a justified reason for not filing by the deadline.

HMRC does not collect details of the total amount of money accrued from penalties as a result of late payments.

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