Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Hoban (Conservative), on Thursday, 25 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 115 members in total.

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CARTER REVIEW AND FILING DEADLINES FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT TAX RETURNS

That this House notes the proposal to shorten the deadline for submission of self-assessment tax returns from 31st January 2009 to 30th November 2008 for online returns and to 30th September 2008 for manual returns; further notes that this proposal was made without proper consultation with tax advisers and their clients; believes the current proposals will place an undue burden on taxpayers by requiring them to provide information to their advisers in a shorter timescale; further believes the current proposals will lead to an increase in the number of provisional and incorrect returns, which will require manual amendment by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as their online systems are unable to accept amendments; further believes that, far from spreading the workload for accountants and HMRC, the proposal will create a larger peak at a different time; therefore urges the Government to withdraw the proposal; and recommends that the Government consult with the tax profession before bringing forward any revised proposal.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2262 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Vincent Cable

Mark Francois

David Leslie Taylor

Rudi Vis

Baroness Burt of Solihull

Subjects

Self-assessment

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk