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Register late self assessment didn't need to

dale_hopkinson · 2021-08-20 21:58:20

Hi, my wife used to be self employed. We setup a limited company together and she deregistered for self assessment and gets paid from the company through paye. She had a dividend of £1000 in 18-19 which was not declared. All other income is paye. Total under the allowance so no tax was ever due. We are now getting a…

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Jeremy535897 Posts: 10,771 Forumite

21 August 2021 at 8:00PM

I should add that HMRC used to insist (without justification) that a company director had to file a self assessment tax return, even if no notice to complete one was issued, and no liability was due. However, they recently accepted that this view was incorrect.

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