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Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
You need to keep records if you have to send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep records about your business income and costs for longer if…
Income from employment You should keep documents about your pay and tax,…
You should keep all: bank or building society statements and passbooks…
You should keep details of: the dates when you let out your property all…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You should keep: evidence of income you’ve earned from overseas, like…
Find out how to submit a Landfill Tax return and what supporting records you need to keep.
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.
Self Assessment is a system HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses to collect…
You must send a tax return if, in the last tax year (6 April to 5 April),…
You must register for Self Assessment if you have to send a tax return and…
You must tell HMRC if you believe you no longer need to send a tax return.…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) must receive your tax return and any money…
You’ll get a penalty if you need to send a tax return and you miss the…
You can make a change to a tax return after you filed it, for example…
If you need help with Self Assessment, you can: appoint someone to fill in…
If you’re the ‘personal representative’ (an executor or administrator) for…
11.5 million Self Assessment customers submitted their tax returns by the 31 January deadline
Tax compliance checks - what HMRC can check, how the checks are conducted and what you'll need to do
Advice about what records to keep for tax purposes and how long to keep them.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
When you may need to make a change to your Self Assessment tax return for SEISS payments, and how to do it.
Sign into or set up a personal tax account to check and manage HMRC records, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax.
Find out about sending a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return, late filing penalties, amending a return and applying for a refund.
When and how to submit a return and how to make an amendment after it’s been submitted.
How to prepare a Company Tax Return for your limited company or unincorporated association - deadlines, corrections and penalties
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
Sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online.
HMRC may check your Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return to make sure you've paid the right amount.
Find out how to use your Aggregates Levy account, what records you must keep and how long to keep them.
Check when to make a return, types of interest to report, and how to categorise participants. Find out how to deal with different types of accounts and ownership.
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