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Self Assessment rules refresh

by Madaline Dunn

As the cost of living crisis drags on, nearly 200,000 low-earners have been hit with HMRC penalties for failing to file their tax returns. This high figure is a reminder of the scale of confusion that surrounds Self Assessment.

At The Salary Calculator, we’ll walk you through the key information, to help safeguard you against being hit with tax-related fines. Below, we’ll explore and explain:

• How many penalties were issued and why,
• The rules around Self Assessment,
• HMRC’s response and upcoming changes

HMRC issues hundreds of thousands of penalties to low earners

Recent figures have revealed that between 2018 and 2022, HMRC handed out 660,000 fines to earners who didn’t owe any tax. Eleven million people are required to submit a Self Assessment income tax return to document their other sources of income or past income. Missing the submission deadline on 31 January, means people are automatically hit with a £100 penalty.

For the 2020-21 financial year, 184,000 people were fined for failing to complete a Self Assessment tax form by this deadline. These 184,000 taxpayers were paid less than £12,500 a year, meaning they were not subject to income tax. A total of 58000 of the 184,000 low earners who were fined were successful in their appeal, bringing down the total to 126,000.

Thinktank Tax Policy Associates (TPA) obtained the data following a FOI request, and found that 92,000 people among the lowest-paid 10% of the population were fined by HMRC in 2020-2021, while just 39,000 of the highest-paid 10% received fines.

Speaking about this, Dan Neidle, a tax campaigner and founder of TPA, said: “We believe the law and HMRC practice should change. Nobody filing late should be required to pay a penalty that exceeds the tax they owe.”

“People are falling into debt and, in one case we’re aware of, becoming homeless as a result of HMRC penalties. Advisers working with low-income taxpayers see this kind of situation all the time, and filing appeals for late-payment penalties often makes up a significant amount of their work.”

What are the rules and penalty charges?

So, what are the rules around Self Assessment that you need to adhere to in order to avoid being hit with penalties?

If, in the last tax year, any of the following applied, you must file a tax return:

• You were self-employed as a ‘sole trader’ and earned over £1,000 (prior to deducting anything you can claim tax relief on)
• You are a partner in a partnership business;
• You are a minister of religion;
• You are a trustee or the executor of an estate.

There are some other circumstances where you might also need to file a Self Assessment Tax Return. You can find out more about that here.

It is important that you register with HMRC for Self Assessment by 5 October, following the end of the tax year in which the income or gains first arose. If you fail to do this, you may be subject to penalties. This deadline is extended to 31 October for paper returns.

Other key dates include 31 January, which is the deadline for both submitting your online tax return and paying the tax that you owe.

The second payment on account is due 31 July 2023, and by January, if you still owe HMRC tax following your payment on account, you’ll need to pay a balancing payment.

If you miss the submission deadline, you will be hit with an automatic £100 automatic late-filing penalty.

If you fail to pay this for three months, the penalty can begin to increase by £10 each day, up to a maximum of £900 for 90 days.

At six months, a flat £300 additional penalty can be applied, or 5% of the tax due, whichever is higher, and if after 12 months you’ve not paid, you can incur another £300 penalty.

What was HMRC’s response and are there incoming changes?

Following a wave of criticism, an HMRC spokesperson released the following statement: “The government has recognised that taxpayers who occasionally miss the filing deadline should not face financial penalties, and has already announced reform of the system.”

So what reforms are set to be introduced? From 2026 onwards, the current standard £100 fine for late filing of Self Assessment tax returns will change to a points-based system.

According to HMRC, this will mean that those who make an occasional mistake won’t be hit with big fines straight away. Instead, those who miss the filing deadlines will be given a point, and a financial penalty will only be charged to them when a set number of points is reached.

The Government policy paper outlines that taxpayers will receive a point every time they miss a submission deadline, and HMRC will notify them when they receive a point.

When they reach a particular threshold of points, determined by how often they’re required to submit, a financial penalty of £200 will be charged, and they will be notified.

These thresholds are as follows:

• Annual – 2 points
• Quarterly (including MTD for ITSA) – 4 points
• Monthly – 5 points

As per these new rules, another £200 penalty will be issued for every subsequent late submission, but the taxpayer’s points total will not increase.

However, despite calls to reform the system further, the spokesperson said deadlines for returns are “necessary for the efficient functioning of the tax system,” adding: “We strongly encourage anyone who does not need to file a return to tell HMRC.”

“Our aim is to support all taxpayers, regardless of income, to get their tax right, and details of what to do if a person no longer needs to file a return are included in reminder letters every year.”

There are also further upcoming changes to Self Assessment, too. From April 2026, those who file Self Assessment reports each year and are self-employed, with annual gross income of over £50,000, will have to comply with the government’s new Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rules. As per these rules, these taxpayers will have to keep records in a digital format, using specific accounting software packages or apps or maintain spreadsheets for recording business transactions.

Further, instead of a yearly report, people will be required to submit quarterly updates to HMRC. The deadlines for this will be as follows:

• 6 April to 5 July
• 6 July to 5 October
• 6 October to 5 January
• 6 January to 5 April

In addition to the quarterly returns, this will conclude with submitting an ‘end-of-period statement’ to confirm the final taxable profit for the accounting period.

From April 2027, those who file a Self Assessment tax return and are self employed, with an annual gross income of between £30,000 and £50,000 will be required to do the same.

Tags: HMRC, income tax, making tax digital, Self Assessment

The mini-budget and its impact on personal finances

by Madaline Dunn

If the headlines have got you feeling concerned, you’re not alone. It’s been an incredibly difficult few years financially, and the knocks appear to keep coming. The Conservative government’s recent mini-budget has brought in a raft of changes and sent shock waves across markets. However, the implications for personal finances have stretched much further than simply tax cuts, with the pound crashing to a record low, with, what has been called “open revolt” in markets.

At The Salary Calculator, we understand that there is power in knowledge, and the best way to equip yourself for the changes ahead is to be informed. So, below, we’ll explore:

• The changes introduced by the mini-budget,
• How the budget will impact personal finances,
• What the mini-budget means for the value of the pound and living expenses,
• The government U-turn.

The mini-budget

During his emergency Budget speech on Friday, 23 September, the new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng introduced the mini-budget which brought in sweeping changes to income tax, National Insurance (NI), Universal Credit, Stamp Duty, and bankers bonuses.

For income tax, from April 2023, the basic rate of income tax will be cut by 1% (from 20% to 19%). Under former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, this was meant to come in the following year. In addition to this, Kwarteng announced that the additional rate of income tax, currently applicable to earnings above $150,000, would also been scrapped, meaning that the highest earners would pay the 40% tax rate on their earnings, rather than 45% (more on that later).

According to the Treasury, these changes will result in 31 million people being better off by an average of £170 per year. However, an analysis from the thinktank The Resolution Foundation at the time of the announcement outlined that “only the very richest households in Britain” would see their incomes grow as a result of the tax changes, with the wealthiest 5% to see their incomes grow by 2% next year (2023/24).

With regards to NI, from 6 November, employers and employees will pay 1.25 percentage points less in NI. This will result in employees paying NI at 12% on earnings between £12,570 and £50,270 and 2% on anything above. Employer rates, on the other hand, will revert to 13.80%.

For those on Universal Credit, in a move that Kwarteng said would “get Britain working again,” rules will get tighter. Set to come into effect in January 2023, the new rules will impact 120,000 claimants, who will be asked to “take active steps” to increase their working hours or find better-paid jobs or have their benefits reduced.

As interest rates on mortgages are projected to reach 6%, the Chancellor has also scrapped Stamp Duty. As a result, you won’t pay any stamp duty on the first £250,000 of a property. The Treasury has outlined that 200,000 more people every year will be able to buy a home without paying any stamp duty; first-time buyers will now pay no stamp duty up to £425,000 (up from £300,000). Some have voiced concerns that this will lead to further hikes in house prices, much like when Sunak announced the Stamp Duty holiday.

In a surprising move the Chancellor has also made strides toward deregulation of London’s financial industry to “boost growth.” This has come, in part, in the form of Kwarteng scrapping the banker bonus cap. Explaining this decision, the Chancellor said: “We need global banks to create jobs here, invest here and pay taxes here in London, not in Paris, not in Frankfurt and not in New York.” Unite, on the other hand, called the move an “insult to workers,” while Positive Money, a non-profit research and campaigning organisation, called it “shameful.”

The value of the pound and its effect on day-to-day living expenses

The currency markets have reacted to Kwarteng’s mini-budget with volatility, and subsequently, the pound has plummeted. At a record low, on Monday, 26 September, the pound was worth $1.0327 against the dollar. The pound also dropped sharply when the Bank of England was forced to intervene over what was being called a “material risk” to the UK economy.

But what does this mean for consumers? Well, unfortunately, it’s not good. With the pound so weak against competing currencies, the price of imports will be much higher. This is especially bad news considering that when it comes to food self-sufficiency, overall, the UK imports more than 50% of its food, with supermarkets specifically relying on imports for 40% of their food stock, meaning that the price of groceries is set to increase yet again. Moreover, regarding travelling via car, according to the AA, a weak pound means that filling up a family car could cost an extra £7.50, and that’s not taking into consideration the fact the fuel prices are already at an all-time high.

The struggling pound will also have a staggering impact on mortgages. On Monday, the financial markets forecast that the base rate could nearly treble to 6% next year. Likewise, those on variable rates (2.2 million) will immediately feel the effect of raised interest rates.

The 45p rate U-turn

In the wake of serious backlash over plans to scrap the 45p rate for those earning over £150,000 a year during a time of rising living costs, the government has announced a U-turn. This U-turn also comes following the circulation of reports that new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng met with hedge fund managers for a champagne reception just after his mini-Budget.

In terms of what the U-turn means for the pound, those from the financial sector have warned that while sterling has performed better, a lot of questions still remain, considering that the 45 pence tax rate was only a small part of the unfunded tax cuts announced. As Jane Foley, head of FX Strategy, Rabobank, London, said: “UK assets, the pound and gilts are not out of the woods yet, and the British government has a lot to do to get back credibility.”

Moreover, while the U-turn seemed to bolster the pound, with sterling jumping as much as 1pc in early trading amid reports, it fell back to around $1.12 following the Chancellor stating he wouldn’t resign.

Tags: Consumer goods, cost of living, income tax, mini-budget, national insurance

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax – Should you start to prepare now?

by Admin

[Sponsored post by GoSimpleTax]

All VAT-registered businesses in the UK must now meet new reporting requirements introduced as a consequence of Making Tax Digital. If you don’t run a VAT-registered business, Making Tax Digital won’t have affected you so far. You may not have even heard of Making Tax Digital.

However, if you report income and pay tax via Self Assessment, come April 2024, Making Tax Digital is likely to impact you. And the changes that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will bring are significant, so finding out more about MTD for ITSA now is recommended, so you’re better prepared and avoid having to pay a non-compliance penalty.

In this guide you can:

• Find out what Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment is.
• Discover whether you’ll be affected by MTD for ITSA.
• Learn how MTD for ITSA will change the reporting of taxable income.

What is Making Tax Digital?

Making Tax Digital is an important government digital initiative that is already transforming the UK tax system. Its introduction got underway in 2019 and it will continue in stages until complete. The VAT reporting system has already been digitised and Income Tax Self Assessment is next, before Corporation Tax gets the MTD treatment. Full introduction of MTD across the entire UK tax system remains some years off.

Why is Making Tax Digital being introduced? The government says it wants to make it easier for people and businesses to more easily and efficiently manage their tax responsibilities, while it hopes MTD will prevent basic tax reporting errors that cost the UK many billions a year in lost tax revenue.

Introduction of MTD for ITSA was to start on 6 April 2023, but it’s been delayed for a year until 6 April 2024 in response to COVID-19 and stakeholder groups asking for more time so that businesses and individual taxpayers could better prepare themselves for MTD for ITSA.

Put in very basic terms, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is simply a new way of using digital solutions to report income and expenses to HMRC every quarter rather than once a year.

Who will be affected by Making Tax Digital for ITSA?

• If you’re a self-employed sole trader or landlord who is registered for Income Tax Self Assessment and you have a gross income of more than £10,000, you’ll need to comply with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax requirements from 6 April 2024.
• Members of ordinary business partnerships who earn more than £10,000 a year must sign up for MTD for ITSA by 6 April 2025.
• You can apply for a MTD for ITSA exemption if it’s not practical for you to use software to keep digital records or submit them to HMRC digitally, for example, because of your age, disability, location (ie poor broadband connection) or another justifiable reason. MTD exemption can also be granted on religious grounds. You’ll need to explain your reasons to HMRC and an alternative solution will be sought.

How will reporting change under MTD for ITSA?

Sole traders, landlords and other Self Assessment taxpayers with taxable income won’t need to submit a Self Assessment tax return each year (unless they choose to report other income from shares, interest, etc, via Self Assessment, although HMRC would prefer you to report all taxable income via MTD for ITSA).

MTD for ITSA requires you to maintain digital records of your taxable income and expenses/costs, update them regularly and send summary figures to HMRC digitally within a month of the end of every quarter.

If you’ll need to report via MTD for ITSA you must use:

• MTD for ITSA-compatible third-party software or
• “bridging software” that allows you to send the necessary information digitally in the right format to HMRC from non-MTD-compatible software, spreadsheets, etc.

At the end of the tax year (5 April), you must submit your “end of period statement” (EOPS) and a final declaration (MTD version of the current self assessment tax return), confirming the accuracy of the figures you’ve submitted, with any accounting adjustments made and any additional earnings reported. HMRC will then send you your tax bill, which you must pay before 31 January in the following tax year. Unjustifiable late submissions or payments will continue to result in penalties.

Should you sign up for MTD for ITSA now?

For some time, some businesses, landlords and accountants have been taking part in a live Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment pilot scheme. 

You don’t have to sign up for MTD for ITSA. However, you can sign up voluntarily now for MTD for ITSA and start using the service if you’re:

• a UK resident
• registered for Self Assessment and your returns and payments are up to date a sole trader with income from one business or a landlord who rents out UK property.
• You can’t currently sign up if you also need to report income from other sources (eg share dividends).

Need to know! At this stage, it’s probably best to delay signing up for MTD for ITSA, until at least April 2023.The new system is very much in its infancy, with HMRC taking steps to refine it to iron out any issues and provide a better user experience.

Conclusion

Preparation is key, starting to use digital software now to record income and expenses on a regular basis will get you into the routine before MTD for ITSA comes into effect.

As April 2023 approaches you will then be in a better place to decide what software or bridging software will be best for your circumstance/business.

About GoSimpleTax

Income, Expenses and tax submission all in one.

GoSimpleTax will provide you with tips that could save you money on allowances and expenses you might have missed.

The software submits directly to HMRC and is the solution for the self-employed, sole traders and anyone with income outside of PAYE to file their self-assessment giving hints and tips on savings along the way.

GoSimpleTax does all the calculations for you saving you ££’s on accountancy fees. Available on desktop or mobile application.

Tags: income tax, ITSA, making tax digital, Self Assessment, self employed, self employment, VAT

Cryptocurrency: how to report and pay the right amount of tax

by Admin

Article by GoSimpleTax

In October 2021, HMRC was reportedly planning to send out “nudge letters” to holders of cryptocurrency (also called cryptoassets or just crypto), reminding them to check that they were reporting correctly and paying the required amount of tax.

Obviously, HMRC wants to prevent tax underpayment by the 2.3m people in the UK now believed to have crypto holdings. You may be among them and want to be sure that you’re reporting properly and paying the right amount of tax. Or you could be thinking about investing in cryptocurrency and want to know what your obligations would be regarding reporting and paying tax.

This guide explains:

• What cryptoassets and cryptocurrency are.
• When cryptocurrency is subject to Capital Gains Tax.
• When cryptocurrency is subject to Income Tax.
• What records you need to keep for tax purposes.
• How to report crypto gains or income.

What are cryptoassets/cryptocurrency?

HMRC defines cryptocurrency/cryptoassets as: “Cryptographically secured digital representations of value or contractual rights that can be transferred, stored and traded electronically.”

Chances are you’ve heard of Bitcoin, the world’s best-known and most widely held cryptocurrency. More than 60% of UK cryptocurrency investors have Bitcoin holdings, but other examples include Ether, Litecoin and Ripple.

Cryptocurrencies are digital assets, they’re not physical currency. You can’t buy things in the shops with them and they have no inherent value, they’re worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them. A cryptotoken is a denomination of a particular cryptocurrency and they each have different values. As with other assets, cryptocurrency value can go up or down.

Cryptocurrency is bought and sold via secure peer-to-peer online networks or exchanges. According to HMRC, the tax treatment of cryptocurrency depends on its nature and use. Basically, if you’re given crypto or earn income from crypto trading, it can be subject to Income Tax. If you dispose of crypto by selling, exchanging or giving it away, it can be subject to Capital Gains Tax.

When is cryptocurrency subject to Capital Gains Tax?

Obviously, people invest in cryptocurrency hoping that its value will increase over time. If it does, you make a gain, that’s why Capital Gains Tax can be payable if you dispose of cryptocurrency tokens by:

• selling them
• exchanging them for other cryptoassets
• using them to pay for good or services
• giving them away (unless it’s to your spouse or partner) or
• donating them to charity.

Your gain is the difference between how much you bought the crypto for (including any transaction fees) and sold it for. If someone gives you cryptocurrency tokens upon which you later need to pay tax, to work out your gain, you must find out their market value when they became yours.

How much Capital Gains Tax is payable on cryptocurrency?

After your total taxable gains go over the Capital Gains Tax tax-free allowance threshold – £12,300 for the 2021-22 tax year – you’ll be taxed as follows:

• If you’re a basic rate Income Tax payer (ie with taxable earnings of £12,571-£50,270 a year) you’ll pay Capital Gains Tax of 10%, then  20% on gains that take you above £50,270 in taxable earnings.
• If you’re a higher or additional rate Income Tax payer (ie with taxable earnings of more than £50,270 a year) you’ll pay 20% CGT on your crypto gains over and above the CGT threshold.

To find out whether Capital Gains Tax is payable after selling cryptocurrency, you need to calculate your gain for each transaction.

Some allowable expenses are deductable for Capital Gains Tax, including (according to HMRC):

• “transaction fees paid before the transaction is added to a blockchain”
• “advertising for a buyer or seller”
• “drawing up a contract for the transaction”
• “making a valuation so you can work out your gain for that transaction”
• “a proportion of the pooled cost of your tokens when working out your gain”.

Need to know!

• Capital Gains Tax is obviously not due on crypto losses, but you can use these to reduce other crypto gains and any tax liability, providing you first report them to HMRC. Losses aren’t capped.

How to report and pay Capital Gains Tax on cryptocurrency

To report and pay Capital Gains Tax on cryptocurrency you can either complete a Self Assessment tax return following the end of the tax year or use the real-time Capital Gains Tax service to report and pay straight away.

You must keep separate records for each cryptocurrency transaction detailing:

• token type
• disposal date
• number of tokens disposed of
• tokens remaining
• value of the tokens in pound sterling
• bank statements and wallet addresses
• pooled costs before and after you disposed of them.

Need to know!

• HMRC can ask to inspect your cryptocurrency records if it decides to carry out a compliance

When is Income Tax rather than CGT payable on cryptocurrency?

Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) can be payable on cryptocurrency if your employer gives you them as a non-cash bonus or benefit (this could apply to those who mix employment with self-employment). If you need to pay Income Tax on income from crypto for this or other reasons, you’ll need to register for Self Assessment, if you’re not already registered.

If you occasionally dabble in crypto, you’ll probably only have to pay Capital Gains Tax on disposal. However, if you trade regularly, HMRC will consider you to be a crypto trader and you’ll need to report your income via Self Assessment and pay any Income Tax and National Insurance that’s due.

If you’ve paid Income Tax on crypto, Capital Gains Tax isn’t payable unless you later dispose of your tokens, when CGT will be due on the gain made since you reported for Income Tax.

Many cryptoassets are traded on exchanges that don’t use pounds sterling. If so, the value of any gain or loss must be converted into pounds sterling when you’re completing your Self-Assessment tax return. You’ll need to use supplementary page SA108 to detail crypto capital gains/income and losses claimed within your SA100 tax return.

Need to know!

• Fail to report cryptocurrency gains or income to HMRC and it can lead to penalties, while you’ll still have to pay tax you owe plus interest.

More information

Visit government website GOV.uk to download HMRC’s Cryptoassets Manual. It sets out the tax rules for both individuals and businesses that invest in cryptocurrency.

About GoSimpleTax

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GoSimpleTax will provide you with tips that could save you money on allowances and expenses you might have missed.

The software submits directly to HMRC and is the solution for the self-employed, sole traders and anyone with income outside of PAYE to file their self-assessment giving hints and tips on savings along the way.

GoSimpleTax does all the calculations for you saving you ££’s on accountancy fees. Available on desktop or mobile application.

Tags: capital gains, capital gains tax, cryptocurrency, investment, savings

Changes to Self Assessment this year

by Madaline Dunn

The Self Assessment deadline is just around the corner, and by 31st January self-employed individuals must file and submit their Self Assessment tax return and pay any tax owed to HMRC.

While there’s still time to submit, it’s always best to complete your tax return as soon as possible, so you don’t risk making any silly mistakes and avoid getting hit with late penalties. Also, this year, there are some changes to Self Assessment to look out for.

At The Salary Calculator, we’ll walk you through:

• How to report Capital Gains Tax
• How to report Covid support measures
• How to access Self-serve Time to Pay
• What to watch out for

Capital Gains Tax reporting

Capital Gains Tax applies to those who have sold or ‘disposed of’ an asset, for example, a house that’s increased in value. From 6 April 2020 to 26 October 2021, this had to be reported and paid for within 30 days of completion. However, there is an update here, and for property disposals made on or after 27 October 2021, the “report and pay” deadline has been extended to 60 days.

If you’re registered for Self Assessment, it’s important to remember that you must report this on your tax return in the capital gains pages. That said, there are exemptions. If your only disposal is of your home and private residence relief applies, you don’t have to report this on the capital gains pages.

Reporting any Covid support measures

HMRC recently issued a warning to self-employed individuals that they must declare any COVID-19 grants they received on their tax return for the year 2020-2021. According to HMRC, over 2.7 million people claimed at least one Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payment up to 5 April 2021, and if you did indeed receive SEISS, this must be recorded.

Likewise, other Covid support measures that must be included in one’s Self Assessment are:

• The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (otherwise known as the furlough scheme)
• Self-isolation payments
• Local authority grants
• Eat Out to Help Out scheme

That said, it’s also important to note that if you received a £500 one-off payment as a working household receiving Tax Credits, this does not need to be reported in your Self Assessment.

Self-serve Time to Pay

For many, the last couple of years has been a struggle financially. In 2020, according to a study by LSE, over a third (34%) of self-employed workers struggled to pay for basic expenses such as rent and mortgage payments. So, if you’re feeling the pinch this year, you’re not alone. That said, for those feeling anxious and overwhelmed at their tax bill this year, there is help out there if you’re worried you can’t pay your tax bill in full. You can now spread your tax bill over a period of time online via HMRC’s self serve Time to Pay system.

The Time to Pay system is available to eligible to Self Assessment taxpayers who:

• Don’t have other outstanding tax returns or any other tax debts
• Have debts between £32 and £30,000
• The plan made must be set up no later than 60 days after the tax payment’s due date (30 March 2021)

When setting up your payment plan online, you’ll need to be equipped with:

• Your unique Tax Reference number
• Your VAT registration number, if applicable
• Your Bank account details
• Details relating to any previous payments you’ve missed

When arranging your payment plan, HMRC will ask you some questions about your financial circumstances to gauge what will be affordable for you. Questions may include how much you’re earning, what an affordable payment scheme would look like for you, what your outgoings are, whether you have any savings or investments.

What to watch out for

HMRC has issued a warning around ​​copycat websites and phishing scams ahead of the Self Assessment deadline. As the deadline approaches, scammers are more likely to target taxpayers who are in a rush to submit their tax returns and have their guard down. According to HMRC, 800,000 tax-related scams have been reported in the last 12 months alone.

Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services, has subsequently published advice on what to look out for if you think you might be being approached by a potential fraudster. Lloyd says to be wary of anyone who contacts you claiming to be from HMRC and rushes you. Likewise, anyone “threatening arrest” will not be calling from HMRC. Lloyd outlined: “If you are in any doubt whether the email, phone call or text is genuine, you can check the ‘HMRC scams’ advice on GOV.UK and find out how to report them to us.”

Tags: coronavirus, Employed and Self Employed, Self Assessment, self employed, The Salary Calculator