Get ahead with HMRC tax returns
People in Perth and Kinross are being urged to get filing their tax returns early as HMRC reveals more than 300,000 have filed theirs within the first month of the scheme.
Customers can file their Self Assessment returns for the 2023 to 2024 tax year between April 6 and January 31, 2025.
Almost 70,000 people filed their return on the opening day this year (6 April) and HMRC is encouraging people across the region to do it early and not to leave it until January.
By filing tax returns early, people can take their time to complete their returns – making sure the information is accurate and avoiding the stress of last-minute filing. It can also help with budgeting and helping spread the cost of their tax bill. Customers can set up a budget payment plan to make weekly or monthly direct debit payments towards their next Self Assessment tax bill.
Refunds of overpaid tax will be paid as soon as the return has been processed. Customers can also check if they are due a refund in the HMRC app.
In recent years, HMRC has seen more and more customers file their tax returns early. Last year, more than 246,000 people submitted their Self Assessment between 6 and 12 April 2023.
Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’S director general for customer services, said: “Filing your Self Assessment early means people can spend more time growing their business and doing the things they love, rather than worrying about their tax return.
“You too can join the thousands of customers who have already done their tax return for the 2023-24 tax year by searching ‘Self Assessment’ on GOV. UK and get started today.”
HMRC has updated guidance on filing tax returns early and help around paying tax bills on GOV.UK.
Anyone who is new to Self Assessment and thinks they might need to complete a tax return for the 2023 to 2024 tax year can use the Self Assessment online tool to check whether they need to register for Self Assessment and submit a return.