online tax filing
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News The first was during the run up to the 31 January deadline for filing tax returns online. The latest version of this scam comes in advance of the 31 October deadline for... [16 Oct 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News HM Revenue and Customs is warning taxpayers who file their tax self-assessments online to be especially wary of fraudsters after finding passwords for the service are being hijacked. Around two-thirds... [06 Aug 2009]
Taxes: Two-thirds of Brits do it online
News Doubtless taxpayers and the HMRC will be breathing a sigh of relief at the figures this year after the online filing system suffered a crash on deadline day last year, forcing the department to waive the... [02 Feb 2009]
Are you talking to the real taxman?
News HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) warned that fraudsters are flooding the UK with emails pretending to be from the taxman in the run up to the 31 January deadline for filing tax returns... [08 Jan 2009]
Taxman gets record number of online returns
News People filing their self-assessment tax returns online had an £100 late fine waived in January after the system crashed on deadline day. More than 80 per cent of employers' end-of-year... [02 Jun 2008]
HMRC waives late fee after site crash
News People filing their tax returns online over the weekend will be exempt from a £100 late filing penalty, following problems with the HMRC Self Assessment... [05 Feb 2008]
Gov't IT spending to face scrutiny
News Hundreds of thousands of people were given an extra 24 hours to file their tax returns online after HM Revenue & Customs' computer filing system crashed hours before the final deadline... [01 Feb 2008]
Self-assessment tax site crashes out on deadline day
News Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been forced to extend the deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns online after the website crashed due to the number of people trying... [31 Jan 2008]
Government Gateway 2.0 looks to fatter future
News The online platform aims to promote joined-up government and help deliver e-services by enabling citizens and businesses to conduct transactions, such as filing tax returns and making... [03 Oct 2007]
Taxman warns on e-pensions deadline
News With mandatory e-filing for registered pension schemes only a month away, the tax office is urging pension scheme administrators to make sure they're ready. To submit information online,... [13 Sep 2007]
Jordan Government Offers Citizens Online Transactional Tax Services
White Paper With the help of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Estarta Solutions, they used the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET development system to design applications for online tax... [05 Sep 2007]
Atos Origin lands £46.7m Government Gateway deal
News The Government Gateway is a secure authentication platform that allows businesses and individual members of the public to communicate and transact with government departments for online services such as... [20 Sep 2006]
Tax office CIO gets 20 per cent pay rise
News And while there have been improvements in some of HMRC's online tax return filing systems over the last couple of years the department has recently been dogged by massive fraud on the... [15 Aug 2006]
Taxman to invest £340m expanding e-services
News HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to invest £340m in upgrading its online infrastructure as part of a push to universal electronic filing of tax returns by 2012. Carter's key recommendation... [23 Mar 2006]
Taxman credits IT upgrade for online filing success
News Tax chiefs have praised an IT upgrade which they said helped them to cope with the huge demand for the online self-assessment tax system in the run-up to the end of January... [03 Feb 2006]