{"id":219830,"date":"2017-10-27T16:49:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:05:14","slug":"paper-self-assessment-tax-return-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/paper-self-assessment-tax-return-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Self-Assessment Tax Return Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) <strong>deadline for 2016\/2017 Paper Self-Assessment Tax Return is 31 October 2017<\/strong>.  If you fail to meet this deadline then your Self-Assessment Tax Return will have to be submitted electronically as the deadline for Online Tax Returns is the 31 January 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Penalties<\/h2>\n<p>Any deadline missed will be amount to a Penalty. The<strong> minimum penalty is \u00a3100 <\/strong>if your return is up to 3 months late. 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