Friday 08 March 2024
Over 21,000 personal tax returns were submitted online for 2022, the highest number of online tax submissions ever recorded. In total, more than 29,000 returns out of an expected 33,000 were submitted.
Now that the 2022 tax return deadline has passed, filing for 2023 is available online at https://my.gov.gg. Paper returns will be available to collect from Edward T Wheadon House from 29 April 2024.
The 2023 return is the first where each individual is responsible for their own tax affairs regardless of their marital status. Help with registering for a MyGov account and filing online can be found at www.gov.gg/onlinetaxhelp.
The easiest way to complete a personal tax return is to register online for a MyGov account and use the Revenue Service customer portal. For an easy read step-by-step guide on how to create your new Personal MyGov account please go to: https://my.gov.gg/help.
There are several benefits to filing online:
- It is quicker for the customer, both in terms of filling in the form and in terms of receiving an assessment
- Customer information can be pre-populated each year to make the process even quicker
- Filing online uses fewer resources and has less impact on the environment
- Paper returns are manually inputted by Revenue Service staff into the same system used by the online filing portal, which slows down the rate at which returns can be processed for all customers
The deadline for the 2023 return will be 31 January 2025.
Anyone who has not yet submitted their 2022 personal tax return is encouraged to do so as quickly as possible. An automatic £200 penalty will be imposed for personal tax returns that were not received by the due date. However, an additional daily penalty of £10 a day will also be applied for returns not submitted by the 4 April. This additional penalty will apply from the 5 March, which means that submitting your overdue return before the 4 April will significantly reduce the overall penalty that is applied.
