The deadline for filing paper tax returns is October 31 and January 31 for online returns
People who are starting to think about their annual tax returns for 2021/22 are being warned to watch out for scammers offering them a cash windfall or making threats. Fraudsters purporting to work for HM Revenue and Customs may try to con people out of their money or personal information by offering fake tax rebates or threatening to make an arrest over "unpaid tax".
Criminals claiming to be from HMRC may target people by email, text and phone. In the 12 months to August 2022, HMRC responded to more than 180,000 referrals of suspect contact from the public, of which nearly 81,000 were scams offering fake tax rebates. Top Money Stories Today HMRC is actively tackling the scams and fraudsters who attempt to mimic genuine HMRC activity and messages. The department’s dedicated Customer Protection Team works continuously to identify and close down scams.
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