Saturday (October 31st) is the deadline for submitting your paper tax return covering the year ended 5 April 2009. If you’re filing online the deadline is January 31, 2010.
With the threatened disruption to the postal services HMRC have been (slightly) more helpful than Companies House in helping the public meet the deadline by saying:
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It’s your responsibility to make sure that your return is received on time. For paper returns the deadline is Saturday 31 October.
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You should consider filing online as you’ll have longer to file your tax return – until 31 January 2010.
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If you want to send your return on paper you can deliver it by hand to your nearest HMRC Office instead of posting it.
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If you deliver your tax return by hand on Monday 2 November, normal arrangements will apply and you won’t have to pay a late filing penalty.
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If you still decide to post your return, send it to your tax office as soon as possible.
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You won’t have to pay a penalty if you missed the deadline because of the postal strike – but you’ll need to be able to prove that you posted your return before 31 October.
