If only everyone turned to Sherwin Currid's Reading accountants for tax advice

If you’re a freelancer or sole trader, getting Sherwin Currid's Reading accountants to fill out the various tax forms for you is a doddle. We’ll do it well ahead of time... which is more than can be said for some people. HMRC noted a builder who didn’t send his tax return in on time because his goldfish had just died. Then there was the City trader whose wife withheld his mail.

HMRC also notes a woman who said that she was unable to concentrate after seeing a story about a volcano on TV, and one Coventry writer was simply too busy. Apparently he was showing his one man play.

Naturally, our Reading accountants here at Sherwin Currid are above that sort of thing, although not everyone in the profession is. A London accountant claimed that he was so busy sorting out his clients’ tax affairs that he had completely neglected to see to his own.

If you have a yacht, you might have been tempted to try one person’s excuse. A man who went on an around the world voyage simply said that that he only picked up post when he docked into port. Less believable is the farmer who said an angry cow accosted him, and prevented him from doing any work on it. Also, a taxi driver said his bad back prevented him from going upstairs where he’d left the paperwork.

All of the above were handed a £100 fine. It only goes to show that if you’re a busy person, you should get the professionals to help, and Sherwin Currid's Reading accountants would be only too pleased to lend a hand.

If you’re confused by the tax dates, we can also be of assistance. A HMRC source noted that while everyone was partying, 137 people filed tax returns in the hour leading up to midnight on New Year’s Eve. In all, 26,905 people filed returns on December 31^st. Yet for the period up until 30^th April in any year, the correct deadline to file tax returns is midnight January 31^st in the following year.

Clearly, there’s a lot of confusion on the subject, which can be sorted out by talking to one of our helpful Reading accountants.

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