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Jo Nockels ACCA MAAT - TaxAssist AccountantsJo Nockels is the Training and Communications Manager for TaxAssist Accountants who has been a practicing accountant and is a member of ACCA and AAT.

Jo is part of the team of experts that supports 220 TaxAssist Accountants offices across the UK. TaxAssist Accountants was set up 16 years ago to help small business owners and self employed individuals with their accounts and tax returns. We currently service over 40,000 small businesses and are the largest network of accountants in the UK.

Jo currently contributes to Startups.co.uk, Unbiased.co.uk, Inspiresme and The Huffington Post.

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Feb102012

Missed the tax return deadline

DateFriday, February 10, 2012 at 12:36PM

Missed the tax return deadlineI am afraid I left my tax return until the last minute, and when I came to submit it, I had problems and I struggled to reach HMRC on the phone too. I ended up submitting my return on 1 February in the end- what penalties can I expect?

Patrick, Poole 

The reason you may have struggled to reach HMRC on the, is because some staff were on strike on 31 January.

As a result of the strike action, HMRC have agreed that penalties will not be charged for returns that were filed on 1stor 2ndof February. Furthermore, interest will also not arise on any payments in respect of income tax received on 1stor 2ndof February either.

Normal penalties and interest charges will apply to returns filed or payments made on 3rdFebruary onwards, and remember the penalty regime is much more severe this year.

If you are finding it difficult to manage your tax affairs, your local TaxAssist Accountant would be happy to take care of them on your behalf.

We provide tax and accountancy services in Poole and throughout the UK - http://www.taxassist.co.uk

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