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04
Oct
HMRC Publish Guidance on New Penalty Regime for Late Returns
Finance Act 2021 introduced a new regime for late VAT returns that will apply to VAT periods commencing on or after 1 April 2022 and to other returns at a later date.
HMRC have now published detailed guidance on the new rules.
The reforms come into effect:
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for VAT taxpayers from periods starting on or after 1 April 2022
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for taxpayers within MTD for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA), from the tax year beginning 6 April 2024
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for all other ITSA taxpayers, from the tax year beginning 6 April 2025
The new regime will be a points-based system and will operate in a similar way to motoring penalties in that the points will elapse after a period of time depending on the regularity of the returns.
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Please note that this update is correct as of the 4th October 2021.
