Overview
- Online filing for 2024/25 closes at midnight on 31 January, with an automatic £100 penalty for late returns plus £10 daily fines up to £900 and interest.
- HMRC notes more than 11.5 million filed by last year’s deadline and 58,000 submitted on 6 April 2025, and urges others to start now to ensure accurate returns.
- Taxpayers can pay through the HMRC app or other digital options, and those unable to pay in full can arrange a Time To Pay plan online or via the helpline.
- From 6 April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will require quarterly updates for many sole traders and landlords with income over £50,000.
- HMRC says the 2025 Winter Fuel Payment should not be included on 2024/25 returns and warns customers never to share HMRC login details due to heightened scam risks.