Nearly 3,000 people filed their tax return on Christmas Day

With the self-assessment deadline date looming, more than 31,000 people decided to spend the three-day Christmas period submitting their tax returns.

The HMRC figures show that 2,828 people chose to spend their Christmas Day completing their self-assessment tax return, compared to 2,700 in 2020.

The data found that:

• On Christmas Eve 19,802 tax returns were filed. The peak time was 11:00 to 11:59 when 2,914 returns were received.
• On Christmas Day 2,828 tax returns were filed. The peak time for filing was 12:00 to 12:59 when 227 returns were received.
• On Boxing Day 8,641 tax returns were filed. The peak time for filing was 12:00 to 12:59 when 821 returns were received.

Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services, said, “Filling in a tax return won’t have been on many people’s to-do lists for Christmas, but please don’t leave it until the end of January either.

“We have videos, guidance and helpsheets to support you – just search ‘Self Assessment’ on GOV.UK to find out more.”

For those with any worries about paying their tax by the deadline (31^st January 2022), there is the option to set up a Time to Pay arrangement. This is available for those who:

• Have filed their 2020/21 tax return
• Owe less than £30,000
• Are within 60 days of the payment deadline
• Plan to pay their debt off within the next 12 months or less

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