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Self-assessment: Fines

Commons · Question 98655 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the online Self Assessment Time to Pay system in reducing the number of late payment penalties.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 12 Dec 2025

HMRC’s Time to Pay (TTP) arrangements help taxpayers to pay their liabilities in affordable and sustainable instalments. Late payment penalties do not apply provided the plan is agreed before penalty trigger dates and instalments are paid on time. HMRC’s ...