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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

11.5m taxpayers file returns on time but 1.1m face charge after missing deadline

An estimated 1.1 million people missed Friday’s self-assessment deadline and some filed with just minutes to go (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

More than 11.5 million taxpayers filed their self-assessment tax returns on time, but an estimated 1.1 million people missed Friday’s deadline, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said.

Some 11,509,810 returns were received by the midnight deadline on January 31, with those who missed the deadline now facing a £100 penalty.

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