Notice to Complete SATR

What & Why has this been Severed

You may have been served the above SA316 “Self Assessment: Notice to Complete a Tax Return”.
HM Revenue & Customs are required, by law, to serve this notice.
The notice is served to every individual who is required to complete a Self-Assessment Return (SATR).
The following are required to complete a Self Assessment Tax Return (SATR):
- All Directors
- Sole Traders
- Individuals in a Partnership
- Individuals with Property Income
- Individuals who have disposed of Property
- Individuals who are on Higher Rate tax bracket.
It could be served at any time but usually in April or May each year.
Anyone served with this notice is required to complete a SATR for that year, within time limits.
If hard copy SATR returns are submitted, this must be done by 31 October.
Otherwise, generally online, this is required by 31 January following the tax year ending 5th April or;
- Within three months from the date of the serving of notice.
- Whichever is the later.

Anyone receiving this notice is legally required to submit a Self-Assessment Tax Return (SATR).
The exception to this is that if you believe this notice was issues in error or
You no longer need to submit a tax return.
In which case you can ask HM Revenue & Customs to withdraw this notice.
HM Revenue & Customs must be advised in advance to cancel the notice.
Such agreement to cancel is mandatory.
There are penalties for late submission.

This is not a Tax Return.
It is often mistaken for form SA100, which is the actual Self Assessment Tax Return form.
In most cases tax return SA100 can be submitted electronically directly to HM Revenue & Customs.
An electronic Self Assessment Tax Return must be submitted by 31 January.
However, a paper Self Assessment Tax Return is 31 required to be submitted by 31 October.
Failure to submit the SATR will lead to interest and penalties, information about the penalties is given in the links below.

31 October following the tax year to which the return relates if a paper return is filed.
31 January following the tax year to which the return relates if the return is filed electronically.
If the notice to file, or a tax return containing the notice to file, is given after 31 July following the tax year to which the tax return relates, the filing date is the later of three months from the date it is given, or, if the return is filed electronically, 31 January.

All information is required to be delivered to Avar before the end of May, to be eligible for the “Early Bird” discount.
At the same time, an Early Bird discount is also available for our Tax Investigation Protection Service (TiPS).
Failing that, a higher rate automatically applies.

(11/05/22)