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Self Assessment: Short Tax Return notes (SA211)

Use SA211 to help you complete the SA200 Short Tax Return.

Updates to this page

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
4 April 2014
Last updated:
6 April 2026
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  1. The English and Welsh notes for 2026 have been added. The English and Welsh notes for 2022 have been removed.

  2. The English and Welsh notes for 2025 have been added. The English and Welsh notes for 2021 have been removed.

  3. The notes for English and Welsh have been added for tax year 2023 to 2024.

  4. The notes for English and Welsh have been added for tax year 2022 to 2023.

  5. Notes for English and Welsh have been added for tax year 2021 to 2022 and removed for 2017 to 2018.

  6. Guidance has been updated to include How to fill in your Short Tax Return (2021) in English and Welsh.

  7. The form and notes have been added for tax year 2019 to 2020.

  8. Section headed '7.4 Capital gains' of the 'How to fill in your Short Tax Return (2019)' notes have been updated.

  9. The English and Welsh 'How to fill in your short tax return' notes have been added for tax year 2018 to 2019.

  10. Notes for English and Welsh have been added for tax year 2017 to 2018.

  11. Notes for English and Welsh have been added for tax year 2016 to 2017.

  12. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

  13. The new SA211 for the 2015 to 2016 has been added to this page.

  14. Added translation

Documents

How to fill in your Short Tax Return (2026)

PDF, 302 KB, 13 pages

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How to fill in your Short Tax Return (2025)

PDF, 234 KB, 13 pages

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How to fill in your Short Tax Return (2024)

PDF, 214 KB, 13 pages

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How to fill in your Short Tax Return (2023)

PDF, 241 KB, 14 pages

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Details

The SA200 Short Tax Return is a more simple version of the SA100 Main Tax Return but should only be used if HMRC asks you to. Use SA211 for help with filling in your tax return.

You can send your tax return online, it’s quick, easy, secure and you have an extra 3 months to send it to us.

Supplementary pages

Self Assessment: Capital gains summary (SA108)
Use supplementary pages SA108 to record capital gains and losses on your SA100 Tax Return.

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