| The taxman cometh ... |
[Nov. 8th, 2008|03:05 pm] |
The way we run Cornwell Internet, I am self-employed and ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) shewhomust is my salaried employee, which means I am responsible for collecting her tax and national insurance via PAYE and handing over the proceeds to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. This morning's post brought a Payment Reminder from HMRC saying that they had not received the second quarter's payment due by 22 October, which surprised me because I thought I was up-to-date, but maybe I had suffered a senior moment. But no, on checking the bank statement I paid on 30th September. We were on holiday from 4th October and wouldn't be back until the deadline had passed, so I made sure the money was on its way before we left.
So I called the tax office, which is, thankfully, open on Saturdays. What's happened to that money I paid in September? I asked. I can see that. It's been applied to month 5 was the reply. We sent you that letter because you paid too early. Next time, please don't do that.
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