Tax return deadline

faringdon

Hi,

Having worked as a sole trader in November 2025 and December 2025 and earned £7000 please may i confirm that i dont have to do the tax return till January 2027?

Sorry to ask, it just seems such a long time "after the event".

Woodstok2000

That's correct. Tax year runs April - April, and your return is due by the following January.

Ayr_Rage

You can file the return for 2025/26 any time after the 6th April 2026.

The final date for any payment due is 31st January 2027.

badmemory

For your own sake I would not leave it until January 27 to actually file. I haven't been on cutting tax this year but the second half of January is usually filled with people with something going wrong with their attempts to file. You should take a look.

QrizB

For your own sake I would not leave it until January 27 to actually file.

Agreed; I filed mine in August or September. And then revised it this month when I remembered some untaxed interest I'd forgotten to add!

35har1old

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81863451#Comment_81863451

If you have anything to pay they expect payment by the 31st

badmemory

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81865816#Comment_81865816

Unless you are on simple assessment, when payment is due either 3 months after notification or 31st January whichever is the latest & is why my payment is not due until mid March this year (April last year).

LITRG

Hi faringdon

You might find our information on self-employment helpful as it covers when you need to complete a tax return and our guide has a case study explaining the process and questions on the tax return: https://www.litrg.org.uk/working/self-employment and https://www.litrg.org.uk/working/self-employment/self-employment-guide . Hope this is useful.