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skipsey wrote: »

I registered as Self Employed in April 2008 and earned my first cash in May 2008. Does that mean I don't have to pay anything yet?

Many thanks for any help.

No we work a year behind at the revenue at the mo its 6th April 07 to the 5th April 08 you should receive a return in April.

Hope this helps!!

mellucia

tigerlily wrote: »

I have completed my tax return on line and know how much I need to pay..........I just dont have the cash at the min. Will I get a £100 fine if its not paid by the 31st. I should have the money by the end of Feb!

Phone your tax office if we hear the special word Hardship!!

Ask for the time to pay helpline, and say it is causing you hardship, they will let you pay in Feb and you will not get a surcharge!!!

mellucia

vinylmusic wrote: »

I'm sure I am not alone to be missing the 31st Jan deadline
Last night having got all of my figures together and not knowing I needed 7 days to get a pin I became very worried. However its not bad news for everyone.
This morning I called the IR helpline to explain my problem I received the following advice:

If you miss the deadline the £100 fine is recorded on your account as owing
If however you are under the threshold and have no tax to pay once they receive your figures the £100 fine goes away.
It's important though to register for online self assessment before the 31st Jan deadline.

Phew! (sigh of relief):T

please see my post below!!!

mellucia

madasahatter wrote: »

I would like to register online to be able to check the status of my tax affairs. However I prefer to still complete my tax return on paper as always. I seem to remember reading somewhere (maybe on this site) that once registered online with I.R. they expect you to file online and don't send the tax return to you by post. Can someone let me know if this is the case?

Hi you missed the deadline for a paper itr, 31st Oct, but you only pay a penalty if you have tax liability, we dont fine you more than your liability, we cap it down, if your liability is 0.00 than thats what your fine will be, if it is over a 100 then you will receive full penalty!!!!

tigerlily

Thank you all so much I will call the tax office later. Mentioning the word hardship. I am so grateful, this is the first year I have been unable to pay on time and have been so worried.

Mary_Hartnell

Originally Posted by madasahatter
I would like to register online to be able to check the status of my tax affairs. However I prefer to still complete my tax return on paper as always. I seem to remember reading somewhere (maybe on this site) that once registered online with I.R. they expect you to file online and don't send the tax return to you by post. Can someone let me know if this is the case?

I don't think HMRC can force you (yet?) to use the on-line system.
I used to use it but acquired some foreign income and was forced to go back to using paper.
You can download the paper forms from the tax web site.

huang

we are having a coorperaion with a UK company, They asked us to supply the unique taxpayer reference (UTR). But we have got accepted for tax exemption, do we still have to supply the UTR?