Festive Fun & Tax Returns 

More than 4,400 Self-Assessment taxpayers filed their tax return online on Christmas Day, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed today. 

More than 40,000 taxpayers filed their tax return over the wider Christmas break .

… and when exactly did they do this?

Festive filing statistics show that over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day: 

• 15:00 to 15:59 proved to be the most popular time to file on the big day itself, with 368 filing their return.

• 11,932 customers submitted their tax return on Boxing Day, with the most popular time being 16:00 to 16:59 and 1,108 filing during that time. 

• 23,731 filed on Christmas Eve. The most popular time was 11:00 to 11:59 when 3,458 filed their tax return.

For the full story:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/its-a-self-assessment-wrap-for-40000-festive-filers#:~:text=Customers%20who%20have%20already%20submitted,is%20via%20the%20HMRC%20app.

Stephen Parnham

27 December 2024