BREAKING – HMRC CONFIRM FILING DEADLINE EXTENSION
Posted On: Thu 26 Jan 2012 Posted In: News Posted By: Andrew Rainford
This was on the cards as soon as rumours of a mass walkout began to circulate; however it is now official, HMRC have confirmed that, due to anticipated difficulty of contacting their call centres on 31 January, the following provisions will apply.
- The filing deadline will be extended 2 days to midnight on 2 February
- No penalties for late filing or payment of tax will be applicable until after 2 February
David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, said: “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.”
Whilst this action was highly predictable, it is certainly welcome to taxpayers and their advisers, traditionally extremely busy at this time of year.
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