Tax Return. Do I Have To Pay If I Disagree

[dancecaller]

Just finished online return,
The calculation does not seem to have taken account of the loss made on my self-employment.
So they are asking for 1/3 more tax than I think I owe.
What happens if I just pay what I think I owe.
The form says they may take 72 hours to check my form, which would take me past the deadline

[Old_Geezer]

My totally naive guess would be a fine for late payment, possibly waived if you were proved correct.

My suggestion is to call the tax office.

[fiction-factory]

Or if you can afford it, pay it all for now and argue/discuss the detail afterwards

[vulcan42]

Yes,agree call the tax office. I made a mistake on my return. I paid some of it while trying to sort out the problem. They not only fined me but added interest all the time the remainder was outstanding. The problem was eventually sorted but I was never repaid the fines or interest.

[ToraToraTora]

pay it and argue later, they'll slap you with a fine otherwise. They will refund if you can demonstrate it is wrong.

[woofgang]

wouldn't it be lovely if all we had to do was disagree with the Tax office and they would say "oh ok then"

[dancecaller]

Well yes, woof. But that wasn't what I meant. To meet the deadline I had to pay before they had a chance to check the form - I wondered what would happen if I paid part, then the rest when they'd replied.
I went back online the next day and found the box that I hadn't ticked, so what it said agreed with what I thought.

[Peter Pedant]

//wouldn't it be nice if all we had to do was disagree with the Tax office and they would say "oh ok then" //
and do nothing

it has always been "pay and argue" in olden days and now

I always paid up front etc and yesterday got a notice that I was out by £120. yeah 31 Jan....
Paid this morning and not sure if I will get a late-payment fine.

If you have made a loss on self employment - what are you setting it against ? or do you say it is a loss and they say it is a profit which can be taxed?
( latter case the loss you are claiming probably isnt claimable )

anway pay and appeal and good luck if you find anyone in the tax office who knows piffle

[dancecaller]

I was setting it against other income. There was a box to tick which I hadn't seen until I checked the next day. Moral is do the form in plenty of time. Actually I started a month ago but the answer it came up with them was so much less than I thought I owed that I didn't file it, meaning to come back later.

[dancecaller]

all sorted now