Question follow-through · 103665
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have missed the 31 January self assessment filing deadline in each of the last three tax years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have missed the 31 January self assessment filing deadline in each of the last three tax years.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
Around 12 million people file a Self Assessment return each year. HMRC aims to help customers get their tax right. Last year, over 90% of customers filed on time. Filing deadlines are essential for the efficient operation of the tax system. The number of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Self-assessment
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of late filers.
Self-assessment
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people who missed the self-assessment deadline were not subjected to penalties in each of the last three years.
Self-assessment
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to support people in meeting the Self Assessment deadline.
Self-assessment: Software
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have accessed the HMRC app to set up payment notifications.
Self-assessment
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC plans to take to encourage people who have yet to file to submit their self-assessment tax return on time.
Self-assessment: Fixed Penalties
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fixed penalties have been issued for failure to complete a self-assessment tax return on time in each year since 2020.
Self-assessment: Fines
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional daily penalties were issued for failing to submit a self-assessment tax return on time in each year since 2020.
Self-assessment: Fines
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue HMRC has collected from self assessment late filing penalties in each tax year since 2020.
Fraud: Self-assessment
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent guidance HMRC has provided to taxpayers on steps to protect themselves from fake or fraudulent messages when submitting the self assessment tax return.
Self-assessment
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s reminders, app notifications and communications in reducing the level of last-minute self assessment tax return filings.
Pensions: Education
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of levels of financial literacy in relation to pensions among the UK population.
Further Education: VAT
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the ineligibility of further education colleges to reclaim VAT on purchases linked to education and training on costs to those colleges.