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Self Assessment: the legal framework

SALF1030 - Self Assessment: the legal framework: Period for which digital obligations apply: Digital Obligation Tax Years

The digital obligation tax years for a relevant activity:

  • begin with the tax year in which the relevant activity's digital start date falls, and
  • end with the tax year in which the digital termination date falls

This is subject to the following exceptions:

  • If the digital termination date is earlier than the digital start date, there are no digital obligation tax years
  • If the digital start date is 1st April of a tax year, the obligation begins in the following tax year