TheHM Revenue & Customswebsite has seen a 40% increase in online self assessment
filings, hitting a new record.
HMRC said 150,000 self-assessment returns were received in the
24 hours running up to last week’s 31 January midnight
deadline.
During the filing peak, the HMRC website was processing more
than 6,000 returns each hour - more than a 100 every minute, and
almost two per second.
A total of almost 2.9 million people chose to file their returns
online this year.
Paul Gray, acting chairman of HMRC, said, “This is a 40%
increase on last year's online filing figures - showing that the
public have realised the benefits of doing their returns
online.
"Not only is it a secure, quick and convenient way to file, but
you get an immediate acknowledgement and faster repayment if we owe
you money,"said Gray.
He said, “All the work we have undertaken to increase the
capacity and robustness of our IT systems has paid off.”
In previous years, the online assessment system has been hit
with technical and security problems.
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