Self-Assessment Filing Deadlines
1 November 2021
The deadline for paper tax returns falls on or before midnight on 31 October. Only 468,447 paper tax returns (less than 5% of the total) were filed by this deadline last year, relating to the 2019/20 tax year.
The paper method of reporting taxable income is winding down and will soon be replaced with Making Tax Digital for income tax self-assessment (MTD for ITSA) currently scheduled to start from April 2024.
This means that when it is time to to file your 2024/25 tax return on or before 31 January 2026, for most taxpayers, online will be your only option.
Online submissions already make up over 95% of the total and so it is expected that this change will only affect a minority of taxpayers.
For online submissions of your 2020/21 tax return, the deadline falls at midnight on 31 January 2022.
If you need any help with your next Tax Return or if you have any questions about Self Assessment, please contact us and we can put you in touch with a tax specialist to assist.