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Excuses for late tax returns
7 January 2015
HMRC have published a list of ten “terrible” excuses for late tax returns. These are not about returns or submissions due from employers, but they may nevertheless serve as a salutary reminder for payroll professionals too that only reasonable appeals against penalties are likely to be successful.
The excuses were all used in unsuccessful appeals against HMRC penalties for late filing and payment.
Here’s the full list:
My pet dog ate my tax return…and all the reminders. I was up a mountain in Wales, and couldn’t find a postbox or get an internet signal. I fell in with the wrong crowd. I’ve been travelling the world, trying to escape from a foreign intelligence agency. Barack Obama is in charge of my finances. I’ve been busy looking after a flock of escaped parrots and some fox cubs. A work colleague borrowed my tax return, to photocopy it, and didn’t give it back. I live in a camper van in a supermarket car park. My girlfriend’s pregnant. I was in Australia.
Help and support for employers from HMRC
9 January 2015
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are encouraging employers and their agents or bureaux to take advantage of a wide range of webinars, videos and educational emails explaining key aspects of HMRC obligations for employers.
The support available includes:
emails from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on how to become an employer an online course on becoming an employer webinars on subjects such as taking on your first employee, running payroll, and paying HMRC, statutory payments, expenses and benefits, and company director responsibilities YouTube videos on topics such as Getting started as an employer and Care and support employers Live webinars last for an hour. You can ask questions during the presentation and get answers from the HMRC host. You need to register and log in at least 5 minutes before the start time, for live webinars.
You do not need to register to watch the YouTube videos.
CIPP Policy News Journal
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