Written Question·Treasury·UIN 77619

Self-assessment: Fines

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

James Wild

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) abolishing and (b) capping the penalty for a single missed tax return for people earning less than £50,000.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

The tax system contains obligations, set out in law, to ensure that HMRC can collect the correct tax to fund vital public services. HMRC is bound by law to apply penalties where customers do not meet these obligations. Penalties also help to reassure cust...

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