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Self assesment fine?
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I was fined £204 for not completing a self assesment (tax year ending april 2007)
However i was employed during that year and didnt get no work through self employed, my mother says she phoned the tax office to inform them?
Do i have a leg to stand on or have i got to pay the fine???
Thanks :chin:
However i was employed during that year and didnt get no work through self employed, my mother says she phoned the tax office to inform them?
Do i have a leg to stand on or have i got to pay the fine???
Thanks :chin:
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Weird thing is theyve not contacted me till now?
They can fine you for unpaid tax, plus interest plus the fines for not filing the forms on time (£100 automatically if you dont file it by 31st January the following year)
Even if you are employed during the tax year, you may still be required to fill out a self assessment form.
Give the helpline a ring, the quicker you get it sorted the better. They should also be able to give you a breakdown of the fine.
Which supports my theory that if you don't owe them any tax, the fine is void, surely? And then, assuming that his tax during employment has been paid up to date and correctly through PAYE or whatever, he doesn't have to pay the fine or the interest on the fine.
You can be in employment all year on PAYE, not owe any tax and still have to file a tax return for one reason or another (company director/some high earners etc).
They can do this to anyone, maybe because at some point you were self employed, you were a director of a company but earnt no income etc etc.
I'm a trainee accountant and deal with a lot of tax returns and HMRC are pretty damn good at making sure to send people initial letters, reminders and eventually fines if you miss the deadline.
The helpline's a good option, ask them when they sent letters out to you. Either way, if they want one, you're STILL going to have to fill a Tax Return for the year ended 5th April 2007 out.
If they're requested one and you didn't fill it in because u didn't know you had too, it's going to be pretty hard to get out of the £100 fine, but if you fill in the Tax Return and you don't actually owe them any tax, they'll probably drop the surcharge/interest/estimated tax
But that was because I deserved it for being lazy.