Increasing numbers of ‘early-bird’ customers have been filing their completed self-assessment tax returns at the start of the new tax year.
HMRC reported that nearly 66,500 customers filed their 2021 to 2022 tax return on 6th April 2022. In recent years there has been an increasing number of people filing on the first day of the new tax year, something that HMRC is encouraging others to do. The number is almost 30,000 more than in 2018.
Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services, said:
“You don’t need to wait for the January rush to send us your tax return. More and more people are getting theirs out of the way early – search ‘Self Assessment’ on GOV.UK to get started.”
Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services
People can file their tax returns online, which is the quickest and you don’t have to complete it all in one go. Those who do submit early also benefit from receiving any tax refunds sooner and managing their tax bill via direct debit by spreading the cost.
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