Where you discover an ‘Away’ return follow steps 1 - 5 below.
The guide is presented as follows
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Steps 2 - 3 |
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For details of how to access the SA function, select ‘Index Of Functions’ on the left of the screen.
In all cases
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Stamp the date of receipt on the front of the return. Where the filing date falls on a day when the office is closed, all returns received in the post on the day following closure should be date stamped as received on the filing date |
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Before logging (if it is obvious from the return or enclosures that this is an ‘Away’ case)
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Record receipt of the return using function LOG RETURN |
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Send the return to the appropriate office immediately by Tax Post Direct, with a covering note to say the return has been logged |
‘Away’ returns received and logged before 31 October but not sent to the appropriate office before December cut-off date
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Capture the return details, except for returns applicable to Public Departments 1. (Under no circumstances should you capture any returns in respect of cases applicable to Public Departments 1 (PD1), which will include the office reference of 940. These should be sent immediately to PD1 by Tax Post Direct, marked for the attention of the Area Operations Manager) |
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Send the return to the appropriate office immediately by Tax Post Direct, with a covering note giving details of the action taken |
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