With the January 31 deadline for self-assessment tax returns on the horizon, HMRC has been urged to extend the cut-off due to concern that coronavirus-related pressures will see a spike in late filing. Kevin Sefton, CEO of tax app untied, said that while a million people miss the January tax deadline most years, “it looks like there’s going to be an even higher number this year because of COVID-19 and related knock-on effects.” He added: “Whilst a delay isn’t the sort of thing that HMRC will agree to readily, we are calling for an extension to the filing deadline and the payment deadline this year as a one off."
Read more: Daily Express
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