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description: 'Register for Self Assessment, sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online'
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indexable_content: 'File your tax return online You can use the online service to: fill in and send your tax return to HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) go back to a tax return you’ve already started check your details, view returns and print your tax calculation If you’re filing online for the first time Before you can sign in you must: have your Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ) – you’ll find your UTR on the registration letter HMRC sent you enrol for the online service (you can do this when you create a Government Gateway account ) activate the service using the code you’ll be sent in the post Sign in using Government Gateway You’ll need to enter the user ID and password you got when you signed up to the Self Assessment online service. Sign in Sign in using GOV.UK Verify You can also sign in with GOV.UK Verify . If you haven’t used GOV.UK Verify before, it will take you about 15 minutes to get set up. You can then use it to access other government services securely. If you haven’t told HMRC you need to send a return There are different ways to register for Self Assessment if you’re: self-employed or a sole trader not self-employed registering a partner or partnership You should allow enough time to complete the registration process so you can send your return by the deadline . When you can’t use the service You need to use other software or download other forms to send a Self Assessment tax return: for a partnership for a trust or estate if you lived abroad as a non-resident if you get income from a trust, you’re a Lloyd’s underwriter or a religious minister This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg) . Register if you''re not self-employed If you have to send a tax return and didn’t send one last year, you need to register for Self Assessment by 5 October. Register now If you’ve sent a return before To register, you’ll need the 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ) from when you registered previously. You can find your UTR if you’ve lost it. Use the online account you set up previously to file your tax return. If you haven’t sent a return before You’ll get a letter within 10 working days (21 if you’re abroad) which will contain your Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ). You’ll need this to enrol for Self Assessment online services so you can file your return online. You’ll get an activation code in the post within 10 working days of enrolling (21 if you’re abroad). You’ll need this when you first log in to your online account. You can replace an activation code if you don’t receive it or you lose it. Register if you''re self-employed You’ll need to register for Self Assessment and Class 2 National Insurance as soon as you can after starting your business. You need to do this even if you’ve completed tax returns before. Register by 5 October in your business’s second tax year. You could be fined if you don’t. If you’ve sent a return before Register online (form CWF1). You’ll need to find your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ) from when you registered for Self Assessment previously. If you’ve signed up for the online service before, you should use the same account to file your tax return. If you haven’t sent a return before Register online and you’ll: get a letter with your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ) be enrolled for the Self Assessment online service at the same time You’ll also get a letter within 10 working days (21 days if you’re abroad) with an activation code. You’ll need this when you first log in to your online account. You can replace an activation code if you don’t receive it or you lose it. Other ways to register You can fill this form on-screen then print off and post to HMRC . You’ll need to have all your information ready as you can’t save a partly completed form. If you’re using an older browser, for example Internet Explorer 8, you’ll need to update it or use a different browser. Find out more about browsers . Register if you''re a partner or partnership You must register for Self Assessment if you’re a partner in a partnership. You’ll need your partnership’s 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ). You can find a UTR if you’ve lost it. You must also register your partnership if you’re the ‘nominated partner’. There are different ways to register: for limited liability partnerships if you’re a partner that’s not an individual, for example a company or trust'
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