If you are self-employed, you need to register with HMRC for tax purposes by this date.įind out more on our How do I register for tax and National Insurance? page if you are self-employed.ģ1 October (following the end of the tax year) This is so that HMRC can send you a notice a file a tax return. The 5 October is the date by which you need to notify HMRC that you have income that has not been taxed before you received it or capital gains in excess of £12,300 (2021//23). The second payment on account for the tax year ending the previous 5 April is due.įor example, the second payment on account for the 2022/23 tax year is due by 31 July 2023.ĥ October (following the end of the tax year) There is more information on what to do when your business ceases to trade in our section ‘Stopping your business’ on our guide to self-employment and on our page How do I work out my taxable profits?.ģ1 July (following the end of the tax year) If you have stopped trading during the tax year, you will still need to complete a tax return for your last year of business. If you are newly self-employed, you will need to register with HMRC for tax and National Insurance (NIC) for this to happen. The tax year ends on 5 April and shortly after this date anyone who is required to file a tax return will receive a notice advising that you must file a tax return for the tax year just ended. Not everyone has to pay these payments on account.Īpril (following the end of the tax year) The first payment on account for the tax year ending the following 5 April is due.įor example, the first payment on account for the 2022/23 tax year is due by 31 January 2023.įind out more about payments on account on our How do I pay tax on self-employed income? page. For more information see our news article.
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HMRC also announced that no late payment penalties will be charged for those who paid their 31 January tax bill in full or set up a payment plan by 1 April 2022. ⚠️ Please note that for the 2020/21 tax year the 31 January tax return filing deadline was not extended but due to the impacts of the pandemic, HMRC announced that they would not charge late filing penalties for 2020/21 tax returns filed online on or before 28 February 2022. You can follow the links that give you more information to help you decide if you need to take some action by that date. Not all of the dates listed below may apply to you even if you are self-employed. The 31 January during the tax year would be 31 January 2023, the 5 October following the end of the tax year would be 5 October 2023 and the 31 January following the end of the tax year would be 31 January 2024. So, if we are talking about the tax year 2022/2023 it would start on 6 April 2022 and finish on 5 April 2023. A UK tax year runs from 6 April to the following 5 April. When we talk about dates for tax, often the date is said to be ‘during the tax year’ or ‘following the end of the tax year’. If you are registered for VAT, you can read about the ‘Making Tax Digital for VAT’ programme which came into effect on 1 April 2019 on our page What is Making Tax Digital for VAT?. To find out more about ‘Making Tax Digital’ and how it will affect self-employed businesses go to Making Tax Digital for Income tax.
There is more information about HMRC’s digital services generally in our tax basics section. The project is known as ‘Making Tax Digital’. However, the government announced some time ago that it is their intention to phase out tax returns as the method of reporting details of taxable income in due course (although not before April 2024) and replace them with a predominantly digital system. If you have only a small amount of self-employment income and can use the trading allowance then you may not need to register with HMRC or complete a Self Assessment tax return. You can find out more about Self Assessment on the How do I pay tax on self-employed income? and Self Assessment: understanding the basics pages. You currently do this by completing a tax return, sending it to HMRC and calculating your own tax liability (note the online return will do the calculation for you automatically).
Self Assessment is the process by which you advise HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of your income, gains and relevant expenses for a tax year.