{"id":18655,"date":"2023-06-26T12:52:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/hmrc-construction-tax-helpline-takes-12-week-holiday\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:52:38","slug":"hmrc-construction-tax-helpline-takes-12-week-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/hmrc-construction-tax-helpline-takes-12-week-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"HMRC construction tax helpline takes 12 week holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The department is piloting a \u201cseasonal model\u201d which will direct self-assessment queries from the helpline to its digital services, including online guidance, digital assistant and webchat.<\/p>\n

The helpline closed on June 12 and is not due to reopen until September 4.<\/p>\n

The move has seen frustrated self-employed tradespeople contact specialist Hudson Contract to voice their concerns.<\/p>\n

Managing director Ian Anfield said: \u201cWe know from experience the helpline is by far the easiest way for subbies to quickly resolve any issues with their self-assessment, especially if they are paying higher than necessary tax deductions under CIS.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is simply not practical for tradespeople to get online, register for digital services and then look out for HMRC messages when they are busy working on building sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would urge HMRC to reopen the helpline.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome self-employed people use refunds from their tax returns to fund holidays, newly registered people are faced with a registration deadline in early October and the last date for paper submissions falls at the end of October.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe helpline being closed now will impact all of these groups and HMRC will struggle with the backlog when it reopens in September.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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