Stay on top of your finances, start your Self Assessment today

Press release published by HM Revenue & Customs on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 10:11 UK time · 2026 Burnham Labour government.

What was announced

Customers encouraged to start their Self Assessment with 31 January deadline approaching.
HM Revenue & Customs, gov.uk

Millions of people risk putting off important financial admin because they lack confidence or find it overwhelming, new findings from HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) has revealed.
HMRC is encouraging Self Assessment customers not to wait until January and to start their tax return now, giving themselves more time to check the information they need, get help if necessary and plan for any tax they owe.
Customers have until 31 January 2027 to file their online Self Assessment tax return for the 2025 to 2026 tax year and pay any tax owed.

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“Around 12 million people are expected to file a tax return each year, but around 5 million often leave completing the task until January.”
“Results from a recent HMRC -commissioned survey into the digital habits of more than 5,200 people showed that, while 35% of people said they are confident they stay on top of their financial admin, more than 18% said they put it off ahead of a deadline because they lack confidence and nearly a quarter said they put it off because it feels overwhelming.”
“Between 1 October 2025 and the 31 January 2026 deadline, Self Assessment help and guidance pages were visited more than 34.2 million times with the most popular being the Personal Tax Account log-in page with 4.3 million visits.”
“Customers with a total income over £35,000 will then pay the payment back through their Self Assessment tax bill.”
“UK cryptoasset owners need to pay Capital Gains Tax on gains made from cryptoassets above the £3,000 tax-free allowance and declare it in their Self Assessment tax return for the 2025 to 2026 tax year.”

Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Filing a tax return.

Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stay-on-top-of-your-finances-start-your-self-assessment-today
Published 2026-11-10 10:11:17 UTC
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