Tax & Accounting News

Possible HMRC strike could affect tax deadline

08/01/2008

HMRC staff are being ballotted on whether to take strike action on or before the 31 January tax return filing deadline, in protest against job cuts and closures of tax offices.

As about 60% of staff voted in favour of strike action on the previous such occasion, it is quite likely that this will go ahead. It may therefore affect tax return filing and tax payments.

If you have not already sent us your tax return information, we would therefore urge you to do it now. Things are hectic enough in the run-up to the deadline without the additional complications of a strike! If you wait too long, we simply won't be able to process your return until after the deadline, and we can't be responsible for any penalty or interest that might be charged.

 

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