It’s not too late to get help with your tax return

It’s not too late to get help with your tax return

Earlier this week, HMRC announced that customers will not receive a late filing penalty for completing their 2019-20 tax return after 31‌‌ ‌January, as long as they file online by 28‌‌ ‌February. We are still encouraging customers to file by 31‌‌ ‌January, if they...
Warning over texts offering fake HMRC grants

Warning over texts offering fake HMRC grants

A wave of scam text messages are being received across the UK, potentially duping people into giving up their card details in order to claim a non-existent government grant. The scam has been quickly designed to take advantage of confusion following yesterday’s...
Self Assessment deadline: less than a month to go

Self Assessment deadline: less than a month to go

Around 5.4 million Self Assessment customers have less than a month to complete their tax return, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today (5 January 2021), ahead of the deadline on 31 January. HMRC expects 12.1 million tax returns to be filed this year. Around...
HMRC starts ‘eat out to help out’ compliance checks

HMRC starts ‘eat out to help out’ compliance checks

HMRC is writing to 4,000 businesses who took part in the government’s eat out to help out (EOTHO) scheme for half price meals in bars and restaurants, asking them to verify their claims According to Treasury figures, more than 84,700 food and drink establishments took...
3million self-employed excluded from Coronavirus support

3million self-employed excluded from Coronavirus support

Industry bodies urgently call on government to stop ‘wilfully ignoring’ the 3million self-employed excluded from Coronavirus support The Prime Minister has announced that the government will increase the financial support available to certain self-employed workers in...
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