Countdown for 5.7 million to file their 2022/23 self-assessment tax return
With less than a month to go to the self-assessment deadline 5.7 million taxpayers have been urged to file their 2022/23 tax returns by HMRC.
HMRC data shows almost 6.5 million customers have already beaten the self-assessment clock by filing their tax returns.
This includes 49,317 taxpayers who used the New Year holiday to get a head start on their tax obligations:
• 25,593 taxpayers filed their tax return on New Year’s Eve, with the most popular time being between 12:00 and 12:59, when 2,677 customers filed
• 127 taxpayers saw in the New Year by filing their tax return between 00:00 and 00:59 on 1 January
• 23,724 taxpayers filed on New Year’s Day, with the most filing between 15:00 and 15:59.
Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services, said:
‘The clock is ticking for those customers yet to file their tax return. Don’t put it off, kick start the new year by sorting your self-assessment.’
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