P11D - 24.09.2020

Coronavirus pressures hits HMRC system

Realocation. The deadline for filing the annual Form P11D is 6 July each year. However, due to HMRC staff being reallocated to prioritise helping businesses with coronavirus support for much of mid-2020, a huge backlog has built up in other areas and departments.

P11D. One such area is the processing of Form P11D . It is still permitted to be filed using a paper return, and it is thought that this has contributed to a system problem. There has been a delay in the paper forms being processed and logged as “received”.

Unfortunately, this has led to automatic penalty notices being issued. If a client contacts you about this, check how and when they filed their form (if you didn’t file it for them). As long as the form was sent on time, they can ignore the notice as it will resolve itself eventually.

Pro advice. Advise clients to keep their proof of postage if they have it, just in case there is a dispute later on.

If clients receive a penalty notification relating to a late P11D, tell them they can ignore it if they are confident that they filed on time, but advise them to retain any proof of postage they have.

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