When do I need to get my tax return done?

trevstonbury

Afternoon Everyone,

Need a bit of advice. I started as self employed last June (2017). I have been keeping receipts etc since then, but can someone tell me when I need to get my tax return completed by? I was told that the first one wouldn't be until Jan 2019 as I started after April last year? Can someone confirm?

Kind regards

Trevor

00ec25

can you use google

https://www.litrg.org.uk/tax-guides/self-employment/what-dates-are-important-self-employment

you started Jun 17 so that is 17/18 tax year (apr 17 to apr 18)

a tax return must be submitted by the Jan after the end of the tax year to which it relates. So Apr 18 means Jan 19

agrinnall

Or if for some reason you want to submit a paper return that has to be done by 31st October.


Definitive dates here https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/deadlines

pramsay13

If it's online January 2019 although nothing stopping you doing it now.

jimmo

When you started self-employment you should have registered with HMRC.
If you had registered then HMRC should have sent you a UTR (a 10 digit number) within a week or 2 of you registering.
They would then have sent you a Notice to File (a Tax Return). That is normally done in April and the Notice to File would have told you the deadline for submitting the Return.
As you needed to ask on here it seems likely that something has gone wrong. Can you identify what?

TheCyclingProgrammer

OP may not have registered as self employed yet and that!!!8217;s ok, because they have up until the beginning of October to do so.