Self-assessment website down on deadline day

Posted on 31 January 2008 by Charcol

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The HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) self-assessment website is temporarily out of service, on the final day that taxpayers can submit their return.

On Thursday lunchtime, the Self-Assessment Online site had been replaced with a continuity message, apologising "for any inconvenience that this may cause".

Many thousands of people had been expected to file online on Thursday, after which any returns for the 2006-7 tax year would be subject to an automatic £100 late-filing penalty.

A statement on the HMRC service availability page read: "We are currently aware that some customers may be experiencing problems with this service and are working with our IT service provider to give this our urgent attention.

"If you are experiencing problems please try again later. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause."

It is not clear when the service will return, or whether any users unable to post will be penalised. However, according to HMRC the problem "does not affect users of Third Party Software".

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