12.1 million SA returns due
10,743,387 returns received by 31 January - this includes Expected Returns, unsolicited returns and Late Registrations
10,351,387 Expected Returns received by 31 January (85.25% of returns expected)
392,000 unsolicited returns/Late Registrations (3.65%)
1,790,368 taxpayers missed the deadline (14.74%)
10,274,940 returns were filed online (95.64% of total filed)
Unsolicited returns/late registrations are an estimate based on returns received by early January and previous filing behaviour. The unusual filing patterns this year means that the final figure for 31 January may be lower.
We will not charge late filing penalties for SA700s and SA970s received in February. These returns can only be filed on paper.
For SA800s and SA900s we will not charge a late filing penalty if customers file online by the end of February 2021. The deadline for filing SA800s and SA900s on paper was 31 October 2020. Customers who file late on paper will be charged a late fi