HMRC will waive penalties for self assessment filings made on 1 or 2 February.
David Gauke, exchequer secretary to the Treasury, said in a statement:
"This strike could have caused thousands of people to incur fines, so I am pleased that HMRC has taken this common sense approach.
The government does not want anyone trying to file their tax return on time to be unfairly penalised because they were unable to get through for help and advice on the 31st [January]"
However, HMRC have tweeted this rather confusing and contradictory tweet:
Errm..anyone care to translate that?
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This will be because the call centres are on strike on 31st January.
ReplyDeleteAs per this earlier article
Deletehttp://hmrcisshite.blogspot.com/2012/01/every-cloud-has-silver-lining.html
Yes, and here's why:
Deletehttp://www.pcs.org.uk/en/revenue_and_customs_group/latest-news/index.cfm/id/2A6804FD-A2D6-460F-A84F75194A4F5142
"I am pleased that HMRC has taken this common sense approach."
ReplyDeleteCan we really be expected to believe that Gauke himself didn't tell them to do precisely that?
Lol let's look at it this way:
ReplyDeleteIf you registered before 21 January you have until 31 January to do your return or you get fined.
If you register between 22 January and 31 January or have an issue with your password you have until 15 February to do your return.
If you contact Revenue on 31 January you have until 2 February to do it... talk about making a complete hash and confusing the hell out of everyone.
How the apparently blameless private sector companies deal with complaints.
ReplyDeleteI pity the poor person at BC who has to read through your letter. Its longer than War and Peace. Keep to the point and keep the emotions out of it. I work in complaints and deal with hundreds a week and quite frankly if I were the receiver of your correspondance I would either put it to one side in the hope it would disappear or put it into my file 13 folder.