Late filing penalties - Personal tax

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Introduction: Late filing penalties – Personal Tax

Find below the following Frequently asked question;

What are types of late filing penalties?
What are late filing penalties for personal tax return?
What are the late payment penalties for personal tax return?
What is the interest for paying personal tax late?
What are the tips for reducing late filing penalties?

What are types of late filing penalties?

There are 3 types of late filing penalties;

Penalty for filing (submitting) late
Penalty for paying your tax bill late
Interest for paying your tax bill late

What are late filing penalties for personal tax return?

Find below HMRC late filing penalties. Technically, there can be unlimited penalties based on the tax bill though.

How late	Penalty
Between 1 day & 3 months	£100 flat fine
Between 3 months & 6 months	Above plus £10 each day
Between 6 months & 12 months	All Above plus £300 flat or 5% of your tax bill (whichever is greater)
Over 12 months	All Above plus £300 flat or 5% of your tax bill (whichever is greater)

What are the late payment penalties for personal tax return?

Regardless of the timely filing of your return, if you miss the payment deadline, you will have to pay additional penalties as follows;

How late payment	Late payment Penalty
Between 1 day & 30 days	Nil
Between 30 days & 6 months	5% of tax bill
Between 6 months & 12 months	another 5%
Over 12 months	and another 5%

What is the interest for paying personal tax late?

If you pay your tax bill late, HMRC will calculate the interest as follows and add it to your late payment penalties.

Period in which payment was late	Interest rate (Annual)
Since 21 August 2018	3.25%
21 November 2017 – 20 August 2018	3%
23 August 2016 – 20 November 2017	2.75%
29 September 2009 – 22 August 2016	3%

What are the tips for reducing late filing penalties?

If you have a reasonable excuse for filing your tax return late or paying late, you can appeal against some penalties.
As can be seen above, certain late filing penalties are on daily bases and certain penalties move to the higher percentage bracket after set months. You should therefore file your tax return as soon as you practically can, to avoid the penalties from adding up.
If for any reason, you can not afford to pay your tax bill on time, you can get in touch with HMRC and agree a payment plan.

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