THE clock is ticking for the thousands of Islanders who are yet to file their tax returns – with just ten days left to go until the deadline.
As of Tuesday, there were around 14,000 tax returns that still need to be submitted before Sunday 31 July, with those who fail to do so risking a fine of up to £300.
The deadline for filing a 2021 tax return in paper format passed at the end of May, meaning anyone who wants to file their return on time must now complete it online.
Comptroller of Revenue, Richard Summersgill, said that those who missed the deadline – and ‘persisted’ in not filing their return for more than three months afterwards – could be hit with separate £50 fines in addition to the initial £300 penalty.
‘It’s better to file early for all sorts of reasons – the danger with leaving it to the last minute, especially if people are doing it online, is that it can take a bit of time to navigate the system. So if people haven’t set up their digital ID, then they need to do that now and then file,’ he said.
‘There are a large number of people who leave it to the last minute.
‘It is always best to get your tax assessment as early as possible, as it can affect your ITIS rate,’ he added.
Revenue Jersey had received 47,545 tax returns at the time of writing.
‘There’s a lot of follow-up work [if people don’t meet the deadline], as we have to ascertain why people haven’t filed.’
Details on online tax return filing – which was introduced as an option for the first time in 2020 – are available on gov.je.
The site also contains support information to solve the most common problems taxpayers experience while completing their returns online.
