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  • Many happy returns from 4,757 festive filers on Christmas Day

    There were 4,757 customers who filed their Self Assessment tax return on Christmas Day, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
    A day traditionally dominated by eating, drinking, and exchanging gifts saw a perhaps surprising number of customers also find time to go online and complete the essential job of filing their tax return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year, ahead of the 31 January 2024

  • Santa’s filed his Self Assessment, have you?

    With Christmas celebrations on the horizon, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been filming with Santa to encourage customers to tick their tax return off their to do list before his annual visit on Sunday night.

  • ‘Check your pay’ call to people in Christmas jobs

    Festive workers who may be missing out on the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage are being urged to check their pay.
    Seasonal staff and students on short-term contracts over the Christmas period, including those working in shops, hotels, Christmas markets, garden centres, restaurants and warehouses, are legally entitled to the same minimum rates as other workers.
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  • Businesses targeted across Britain as part of till fraud probe

    More than 20 takeaways and restaurants in Edinburgh, London, St Helens and Stoke have been subject to unannounced visits as part of a crackdown on electronic till fraud. The action by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers took place over the last four weeks, with 24 hot food takeaways and restaurants targeted.

  • Help to Save customers receive £146 million in bonus payments

    Help to Save customers have received £146 million in bonus payments since the scheme launched in September 2018 and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging individuals to take advantage of the generous savings scheme this World Savings Day (31 October).
    Help to Save is the government savings scheme for low-income earners and offers savers a 50% bonus payment worth up to £1,200 over a maximum of

  • 100 days to go to Self Assessment deadline

    Self Assessment customers have just 100 days left to submit their tax return ahead of the deadline on 31 January 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.
    And with the clock ticking down, customers can find various types of help from webinars to step by step guides at the click of a mouse.
    Anyone who needs support to complete their return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year can access the onl

  • Scams warning for 12 million Self Assessment customers

    Self Assessment customers are urged to be on the lookout for scam texts, emails and phone calls from fraudsters.
    This warning comes as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023, of which 58,000 were offering fake tax rebates.
    With around 12 million people expected to submit a Self Assessment tax return for the 2022 to

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