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Updates: Self Assessment Claims Manual

2025

20 January 2025 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Dealing with claims

The guidance at SACM12160 has been updated to make it clear that HMRC discretion does not extend the time limit for making a claim.

9 January 2025 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Dealing with claims

Concluding an enquiry wording amended and ink to SACM8055 added.

2024

1 November 2024 published amendments

19 August 2024 published amendments

30 July 2024 published amendments

13 June 2024 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Discovery assessments

New second bullet point added in the third paragraph

25 April 2024 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Discovery assessments

Link to EM3255 amended to EM3232

18 April 2024 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Discovery assessments

Link to page SAM20010 fixed

11 April 2024 published amendments

20 February 2024 published amendments

Making Enquiries Into Claims: Claim Made on a Return for a Different Year

Tax year 2004-05 added to paragraph which starts with 'Had the 2005-06 return been filed'

2023

22 December 2023 published amendments

31 July 2023 published amendments

Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Culpable Additions

Last paragraph updated. Head Office section replaced with Technical team

13 April 2023 published amendments

9 January 2023 published amendments

2022

28 June 2022 published amendments

18 February 2022 published amendments

Recent changes to this guidance

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25 January 2022 published amendments

What the person can claim: Losses

Second paragraph amended

2021

21 December 2021 published amendments

Making Enquiries Into Claims: Amendment of a Claim During an Enquiry

Guidance amended under subheading 'In a Return'

16 December 2021 published amendments

Self Assessment Claims Manual

New page SACM12500 added

27 September 2021 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Form of claims

New final paragraph added

Definition of Claims: What are Claims?

New subheading guidance added - 'Distinction between a claim and an election'

Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Unsatisfactory Claims

Guidance amended under subheading 'Unsatisfactory claims made outside a return'

Unsuccessful Attempts to make a Claim or Election: Late Claims - Who Decides Whether to Accept and How

Guidance amended under subheading 'Other considerations'

Unsuccessful Attempts to make a Claim or Election: Late Claims - Enquiry Into

Guidance amended under subheading 'Claims made outside a return'

15 September 2021 published amendments

2020

17 November 2020 published amendments

What the person can claim: Losses

New final paragraph added

29 October 2020 published amendments

19 June 2020 published amendments

Appendix 1: Error or Mistake Relief: Overview

Links created to page SACM12000

28 January 2020 published amendments

Introduction: About this Manual - What is it for?

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Making Enquiries into Claims: Legislation

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Who can claim: Subcontractors or contractors

Guidance amended to remove reference to Central Policy (TAA)

Appendix 1: Old Error or Mistake Relief: Legislation

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Appendix 1: Old Error or Mistake Relief: Time Limits

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Appendix 1: Old Error or Mistake Relief: 'All Relevant Circumstances'

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Appendix 1: Old Error or Mistake Relief: Dealing with Claims

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

2019

20 February 2019 published amendments

18 January 2019 published amendments

Introduction: About this Manual - What is it for?

Guidance amended throughout

Definition of Claims: What are Claims?

Guidance amended throughout

Definition of Claims: What are not Claims

Guidance amended throughout

Making and Amending Claims: Who Can Make Claims

Note added to the final bullet point

Making and Amending Claims: How Should Claims be Made

Guidance amended throughout

Making and Amending Claims: Quantification by the Taxpayer

Guidance amended throughout

Making and amending claims: can claims only be made within a return

Guidance amended throughout

Making and Amending Claims: Time Limits

Guidance amended throughout

Making and Amending Claims: Amending or Correcting Claims

Guidance amended throughout

Records and Information: Where the Claim is Made Outside of a Return

Guidance amended throughout

Provisional Claims and Provisional Figures in Claims: Penalties

Guidance amended throughout

Giving Effect to Claims

The guidance in pages SACM6005 and SACM6010 have been incorporated into this page. And this page is no longer a contents page

Making Enquiries into Claims: Legislation

Guidance amended throughout

Making Enquiries into Claims: Claim Made Outside a Return and Then Included in a Return - When to open an enquiry

Guidance amended throughout and page title amended

Making Enquiries Into Claims: When Do Claims Become Final

Guidance amended throughout

Making Enquiries Into Claims: Claim Made on a Return for a Different Year

Guidance amended throughout

Making Enquiries Into Claims: Closure Application Made

Guidance amended throughout

Making Enquiries Into Claims: Concluding the Enquiry

Guidance amended throughout

Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Background and Legislation

Guidance amended throughout

Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Culpable Additions

Guidance amended throughout

Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Non-Culpable Additions

Guidance amended throughout

Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Claims or Elections Made under Extra-Statutory Concessions

First paragraph amended

Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Enquiries into Late Claims in Returns

Guidance amended throughout

Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Unsatisfactory Claims

Guidance amended throughout

Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Incorrect Claims - what are they and how to deal with them

Guidance amended throughout

Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Late Claims - What is a Late Claim

Guidance amended throughout

Unsuccessful Attempts to make a Claim or Election: Late Claims - Who Decides Whether to Accept and How

Guidance amended throughout

Unsuccessful Attempts to make a Claim or Election: Late Claims - Refused and Customer Disagrees

Guidance amended throughout

Unsuccessful Attempts to make a Claim or Election: Late Claims - Enquiry Into

Guidance amended throughout

Claims involving two or more years: how relief is claimed and for what year

Guidance amended throughout

Claims involving two or more years: how is effect given to the claim

Guidance amended throughout

Claims involving two or more years: enquiries into claims

Guidance amended throughout

Overpayment relief: Overview

Guidance amended throughout

Who can claim: Partnerships

Guidance amended throughout

Overpayment relief: Exclusions: Overview

Guidance amended throughout

Overpayment relief: Dealing with claims

Guidance amended throughout

Making Enquiries into Claims: Contents

Pages SACM8020 and SACM8030 archived - the guidance within these pages have been incorporated into other pages within this manual

Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Contents

Pages SACM10015 and SACM10020 archived - the guidance within these pages have been incorporated into other pages within this manual

Claims involving two or more years: contents

Pages SACM11025, SACM11030 and SACM11035 archived - the guidance within these pages have been incorporated into other pages within this manual

Overpayment relief: Contents

Pages SACM12010 and SACM12015 archived - the guidance within these pages have been incorporated into other pages within this manual

Giving Effect to Claims: As Soon as Practicable

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Giving Effect to Claims: Enquiries

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Making Enquiries into Claims: When to Open an Enquiry

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Making Enquiries Into Claims: Requests For Information and Documents

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Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Unsatisfactory Claims Made In a Return

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Unsuccessful Attempts to Make a Claim or Election: Unsatisfactory Claims Made Outside a Return

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Claims involving two or more years: what is the effect on the self-assessments?

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Claims involving two or more years: are the payments on account affected

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Claims involving two or more years: how is the payment of tax for the earlier year affected?

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

Overpayment relief: Commencement

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Overpayment relief: Legislation

Page archived - the guidance has been incorporated into other pages within this section

3 January 2019 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Dealing with claims

Address added to the guidance at the top of the page

2017

19 June 2017 published amendments

Overpayment relief: Special relief: Further conditions

EIS Worthing address removed as all special relief claims now go to Edinburgh

2016

22 November 2016 published amendments