Self Assessment tax returns
If you no longer need to send a tax return
You must tell HMRC as soon as possible if you believe you no longer need to send a tax return.
HMRC needs time to review your request before the Self Assessment deadline of 31 January.
You may have to聽pay a penalty if you do not tell them early enough.
When you no longer need to send a tax return
You might no longer need to send a return because, for example:
- you鈥檝e stopped being self-employed
- you no longer rent out property
- you no longer pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge
- your income is below the 拢150,000 threshold
You can聽check if you need to send a tax return聽if you鈥檙e not sure.
How to tell HMRC
Sign in to your account and to:
- close your Self Assessment account
- ask to be removed from Self Assessment for a specific tax year
You鈥檒l need to provide your National Insurance number and your UTR number.
If you cannot fill in the online form you can also contact HMRC by phone or post.
If you鈥檙e no longer self-employed
You also need to tell HMRC that you鈥檝e stopped being self-employed.
If you鈥檝e already told HMRC that your self-employment has ended, HMRC may still ask you to send tax returns for future years.
If you鈥檝e checked and you do not need to send a tax return, you鈥檒l need tell HMRC.
What happens next
You can track the progress of your form in your .
HMRC聽will write to you and confirm if you need to send a return.