Delete Losses section from online Self assessment form 2 May at 3:37PM in Cutting Tax 5 replies 142 views

Enigmaman

I am having trouble with one last stage of completing my SA form.
 It concerns the section that asks "Have you made any income tax losses".
As one of my self-employments has made a small loss (around £100) I originally checked "Yes" here, before reading the notes and seeing that this section is not intended for this type of loss. 
I attempted to amend this by checking "No" instead and clicking the "save"button at the bottom of the page, but it is not letting me do this. A box pops up saying that I have to delete the relevant losses section itself.
The problem is that I cannot see where to do this. If I go into the self-employment in question, I can only deleted entirely, which I do not want to do. Where and how do I go about deleting this section, please?

purdyoaten2

Obviously we can’t see the online form? Did you tick this box on the ‘tailor your return’ section if it is an option? If so , untick it/ change it to ‘No’

Enigmaman

Yes, I did tick the box...unfortunately I cannot see where to change it under "Tailor your return".   

purdyoaten2

Is there no ‘Remove this Section’ or such wording at the end?

Enigmaman

I am in the "About You" section near the start of the return.
I get the error message shown in the attached screenshot. 
Problem is, I cannot understand what they want me to delete.  The only loss I have is for one of my self-employments. The only section I can think of to delete is the section itself. Should I do that? Then I would only have to add it back. The HMRC guidance is far from clear. 

purdyoaten2

Correct - from memory, at the bottom of each page it offers the option to delete this section. Can you not do that?