Online tax deadline today

More than 150000 people filed their tax returns on deadline day last year. Looks like it's a similar story this time round - the website is "temporarily unavailable". So perhaps it's a good time to review some of the common errors made on self-assessment forms:

Common errors:

Failure to complete a separate supplementary page for each individual employment.
Entering employee personal pension premiums net instead of gross.
Entering the figure for capital expenditure allowances in box 3.14 of the self-employment pages instead of the figure for capital allowances.
Failure to complete Q19 of the main tax return where a repayment is due.If you do not opt for immediate repayment, the Revenue will leave the overpaid amount on your account and set that amount against future liabilities.
Entering your pay in box 1.8 of the employment pages but not entering tax deducted in box 1.11

Common reasons for rejecting a tax return:

Entering a "yes" tick on one of the questions 1 to 9 on page 2 of the tax return but failing to forward the relevant supplementary page.
Failure to complete the self-employment pages, particularly from box 3.74 onwards.
Putting detailed information on separate schedules instead of including the information.
Entering handwritten notes, such as "per accounts" or "information to follow", instead of entering actual figures.
Failure to sign and date the return.

Hope that helps!

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