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HM Revenue & Customs has released its new list of the worst excuses used by late-Tax Return filers trying to avoid the automatic penalties. The ten worst excuses usually involve people claiming it was someone else's fault they filed their tax return late. Those blamed include the wife, the car, the niece, their accountant, pets and, in one bizarre case, a rat in the garden shed. How many people store their Tax Return in the shed before completing it! Top 10 excuses Clearly, H

As the Self Assessment deadline for Tax Returns for 2013-14 has now passed; HMRC will begin to start issuing penalty notices to those taxpayers who did not meet the legal requirement to file their returns on time. A fixed penalty of £100 will be due for all returns which were outstanding at 31 January 2015. This penalty is no longer reduced where the liability is lower than this or where a repayment is due. HMRC will also start to add £10 daily penalties up to a maximum of 90

If you want to submit a paper copy of your tax return, you must do so by 31 October, following the end of the tax year. For the current 2014/15 tax year (ending on 5 April 2015), the deadline for paper returns is 31 October 2015. HMRC will then calculate what you owe and set a deadline for payment. However, you can also file online by 31 January following the end of the tax year, and your bill will be calculated for you automatically. Late filing penalties Those who failed to

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is introducing penalties for employers who report their payroll information late from: 6 October 2014 for employers with 50 or more employees 6 March 2015 for employers with fewer than 50 employees When penalties are charged You can get a penalty if: your Full Payment Submission (FPS) was late you didn’t send the expected number of FPSs you didn’t send an Employer Payment Summary (EPS) when you didn’t pay any employees in a tax month HMRC won’t c

Large tax penalties will apply to those people who fail to file their Tax Return on time. The penalties can easily rise to as much as £1,300 if you file your Tax Return six months late. The longer the delay in filing the tax return, the larger the penalty that can be charged. Paper tax returns have to be filed by 31 October after the end of the tax year, rather than 31 January for electronic submitted tax returns. The late filing penalty is £100 if the Return is filed one day