Email a collegue.| Headline: | Didn't receive a tax return? The tax man can still fine you |
| Description: | The Inland Revenue plans to crack down on people who miss next Monday's self assessment tax-return deadline-even if their return did not reach them because it was incorrectly addressed.
The Revenue sends self-assessments to 9m taxpayers, but about 500,000 are returned marked "not known at this address" every year-usually because the recipient has moved. However, the Revenue will not accept this as an excuse if you fail to file a return by the January 31st. Maddy Fuller of the Revenue said: "Taxpayers whose returns go to the wrong address can incur penalties and interest charges, but this can be easily avoided by keeping us informed." The Revenue aims to raise £50m this year by tracing and fining 35,000 taxpayers who do not return their forms as a result of being incorrectly addressed. A £100 penalty is payable if the Revenue receives your form after the 31st January although it cannot fine you more than you owe. |
| Date: | 23.01.2005 |
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