Scam referrals rise warn HMRC
HMRC is warning people to be wary of bogus tax refund offers in the wake of the self-assessment deadline.
The January self-assessment deadline may now be a distant memory to many.
However the tax authority says that fraudsters often target self-assessment taxpayers in the months following their self-assessment submission.
More than 11.5 million self-employed people submitted a tax return by the January deadline (though over a million missed it).
Why completing your Self-Assessment before Christmas is a priority
Every year, over a quarter of people due to file a Self-Assessment tax return complete it in the final 4 days before the 31st January deadline
And 5% of returns are filed in the final 24 hours.
However, leaving it to the last minute isn’t really wise as you never know what may come up to prevent you from completing it in time.