Taxation: Self-assessment
(asked on 6th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change has been in the numbers of people who missed the 31 January deadline for making their tax return between 2010 and 2015.
Information on the number of taxpayers who missed the 31st January deadline for making their tax return between 2010 and 2015 is available in the following table:
Filing Deadline | 31 Jan 2010 | 31 Jan 2011 | 31 Jan 2012 | 31 Jan 2013 | 31 Jan 2014 | 31 Jan 2015 |
Tax Return Year Counted | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Issued | 9.7m | 10m | 10.5m | 10.34m (3) | 10.74m (2) | 11.13m |
Filed on-time by 31 Jan | 8.57m | 8.64m | 9.45m | 9.61m (3) | 10.03m (2) | 10.24m (1) |
% Filed on-time | 88% | 86% | 90.4% | 92.9% (3) | 93.4% (2) | 92.0% |
% Outstanding at 31 Jan | 12% | 14% | 9.6% | 7.1% (3) | 6.6% (2) | 8% |