With the self assessment tax filing deadline fast approaching on 31st January, Damian Talbot, head of taxation at Fulham based chartered tax advisors Warrener Stewart, shares some of the more amusing excuses people gave HMRC for not submitting their annual self assessment tax return before the due date.
As Damian points out all of these excuses were unsuccessful and the taxpayers would have incurred late filing penalties – claiming ‘my wife won’t give me my mail’ holds no sway with HMRC!
With just three weeks to go until the filing deadline enlisting the help of Warrener Stewart to help you with your tax return is quick and easy, simply call 020 7731 6163 and ask for a member of our Tax Team. In this case ‘better late than never’ can be an expensive option!