HMRC is writing to individuals who have received grants under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme but have yet to fully complete a self-assessment tax return for 2019/20. The letter details the action claimants need to take.
To be eligible to claim a grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) individuals must have been trading as self-employed or in a partnership in 2019/20. They were required to complete an income tax self assessment tax return for that year, which should have been submitted by 31 January 2021.
HMRC is now writing to those who made a claim for one of the first three SEISS grants (which ran from March 2020 to January 2021), but who have either not submitted a 2019/20 return or whose return did not report income from self-employment or a partnership.
The letter clarifies that claimants must submit or amend their 2019/20 tax return to include the relevant information within 30 days of receipt, or repay the grants they received in full.
Those individuals that ceased to trade in 2019/20 were not eligible for the grant and must repay it in full.
For further information visit HMRC contacting SEISS claimants about missing return info | ICAEW
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