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Sending a return

You can send a tax return by either:聽

  • submitting an online return聽聽
  • sending a paper return聽

You can get help filling in your return.聽

When to send your tax return聽

Check the filing deadlines. The deadline for sending a paper return is before the deadline for an online return.聽

You can send your return any time after 5 April. Sending it earlier means you:聽

If you do not know your profit for the whole tax year聽聽

You might not know what your profit will be for the whole tax year if, for example:聽聽

  • your 바카라 사이트榓ccounting period바카라 사이트� ends at a different time to the end of the tax year聽
  • your 바카라 사이트榓ccounting period바카라 사이트� is different to your 바카라 사이트榖asis period바카라 사이트櫬�
  • you바카라 사이트檙e waiting for a valuation聽

An 바카라 사이트榓ccounting period바카라 사이트� is the period which a business바카라 사이트檚 accounts are made up to (often 12 months) and gives the business year end. This can be different to the period used to identify the profits taxable in any particular tax year (also known as a 바카라 사이트榖asis period바카라 사이트�).聽

If you do not know what your profit will be for the whole tax year before the reporting deadline, you should work out what it바카라 사이트檚 likely to be (known as 바카라 사이트榩rovisional figures바카라 사이트�) and include those.聽

You should tell HMRC that you바카라 사이트檝e used provisional figures when you submit your return.聽

When you find out what your profit was for the whole tax year, you바카라 사이트檒l need to 바카라 사이트�change your return. You have 12 months from the Self Assessment deadline to make these changes.聽

If more tax is due, you바카라 사이트檒l need to pay interest on the difference between your estimates and the final figures. The interest will be worked out from the original due date for payment. If you have overpaid tax then you바카라 사이트檒l get interest paid to you.聽

Submit an online return聽聽

You can file your Self Assessment tax return online.

Send a paper return聽

If you need a paper copy of the main Self Assessment tax return you can:聽

If you need to send a tax return for trustees of a registered pension, you must download form SA970.聽

You can download all other forms and supplementary pages.聽

After sending your paper return, you can check when to expect a reply from HMRC.聽

Use commercial software to send a return聽

You can use commercial software:聽

  • for a partnership聽
  • for a trust and estate聽
  • if you get income from a trust聽
  • if you lived abroad as a non-resident聽
  • if you바카라 사이트檙e a Lloyd바카라 사이트檚 underwriter聽
  • if you바카라 사이트檙e a religious minister聽
  • to report profits made on selling or disposing of more than one asset (바카라 사이트榗hargeable gains바카라 사이트�)聽

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