Record Numbers File Online

Record numbers of people completed their self assessment tax returns online this year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed.

A total of 6,907,410 people filed online by the 31 January deadline, representing 78 per cent of all returns submitted. The figure was just over seven per cent up on the 2010 total, when around 6.4 million people filed online by 31 January.

On the busiest day for online returns, 31 January, HMRC received a record 572,455 online self assessment returns. The busiest period was between 4- 5pm on 31 January, when 49,367 returns were received.

Online filing continued over the Christmas holidays, with 845 people filing on Christmas Day, 2,408 on Boxing Day and 16,230 on New Year’s Eve, including 96 between 11pm and midnight. There were also 5,130 online filings on New Year’s Day.

LINK: Online filing information