No experience with tax, 32 years, always had only income from employment, my pay has crossed the high earner level a nearly two years back. I also moved address in September 2018, advised HMRC of new address that December. Since then I had NO COMMUNICATION from the Tax Office. Until then I was receiving lots of Updates on my Tax code, not that I knew what to do about them, all tax was deducted at source so I did not miss them - simply thought there was no use for them anyway...
SUDDENLY a week ago I get a penalty notice for not filing a tax return. I looked at a few websites and realised that I should have filed a tax return for 2019/20. It arrived at my correct new address - the first letter from HMRC that ever reached me there in nearly 3 years, £1200! I nearly fell off my chair.
I have zero experience with taxes - as I said, all deducted at source, NIL other income or anything that could be relevant for the return (I looked up the online version and I would tick all the boxes NOT APPLICABLE except my income)
When I called HMRC it turned out that they entered my correct address April 23 2021 - it must have been triggered by my new employer (from 8 April) giving them some sort of update. If that is so, why did they not get it when I previously changed jobs (February 2019), they must have received a notice from THAT employer as well?
So they missed that update, they did not act upon my letter from December 2018 either, and they only sent the penalty notice now (it is dated 25 August but only reached me 18 September!)
To prepare my appeal I would love to find out at what date this extra reporting requirement for higher (empolyed) earnings came into force. I could not find an answer on this forum, on the web or on HMRC site.
Any opinions in addition to this question would be appreciated.
My tax burden is more than high, I intend to take this all the way, there are legal precedents that say that they cannot simply argue that not knowing the law is no valid excuse
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