The Tax faculty has urged HMRC to prioritise the backlog of self-assessment registrations by the end of December. HMRC has promised to do so.
The strain in deadlines has been felt most in the corporation and income tax repayments, registrations for self-assessment and VAT, changes to SA returns and applications for agent authorisation.
Accounts
Online applications aim to be completed within 10 working days. If you are a taxpayer who has previously registered for self-assessment, you can call HMRC to reactivate your account.
HMRC statement
HMRC have communicated the following to the industry “on track to have cleared all outstanding SA registration requests next month, in good time for the SA deadline at the end of January”.
They also mentioned that they “understand the frustrations of customers and agents who are waiting for us to get to their individual enquiry, and we are sorry that we can’t get to everyone more quickly. In addressing our work queues, we’ve been prioritising our efforts where we can protect livelihoods and put money in the pockets of our customer groups in greatest need”.
To talk to the team about our self-assessment software call on 0345 241 5030 or email sales@btcsoftware.co.uk.
