More than 15,000 tax returns outstanding as deadline looms
More than 1,000 tax returns have been submitted in the last two weeks, but many islanders have put off their 2022 tax returns to the last minute.
It is about a month until the deadline for filing.
About 33,000 personal returns are expected to be submitted.
‘We have received 16,057 personal tax returns for 2022 so far, and have received 1,022 online personal tax returns for 2022 since the Press article ran on 13 January,’ said Revenue Service director Nicky Forshaw.
The deadline for returns is 29 February, with a risk of fines for people submitting after that.
Reminders will be sent out next month for anyone who might have forgotten to get their tax affairs in order.
Ms Forshaw said that anyone with questions about their personal tax returns were best checking on the States website line at www.gov.gg/revenue-service/personal-tax-returns.
‘However, if customers visit Edward T Wheadon House to ask a question in person, it may be helpful to know that the Revenue Service counter tends to be less busy earlier in the morning, with the counter open from 8.45am weekdays,’ she said.
The 2023 returns are expected to be available to complete in March.
A warning banner has been removed from the States tax return page. Until last week there had been a yellow banner on the submission page, warning users of intermittent problems accessing revenue sites.
It was removed after the Guernsey Press queried what problems there were.
‘The post relates to an issue that was identified and quickly resolved late last year, however due to human error [the notice] was not removed,’ a Revenue Service spokesman said.
