Time to file your tax return

There's only a few weeks left to get your tax return in. Ruth Jackson runs through what you need to know.

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Don't panic: there's still time to file online
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There's only a matter of weeks left until the 31 January deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns for the 2015/2016 tax year. If you need to file a return and have yet to do so, you've already missed the deadline for filing a paper tax return which was 31 October 2016 so you will need to file an online return.

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Ruth Jackson-Kirby

Ruth Jackson-Kirby is a freelance personal finance journalist with 17 years’ experience, writing about everything from savings accounts and credit cards to pensions, property and pet insurance.

Ruth started her career at MoneyWeek after graduating with an MA from the University of St Andrews, and she continues to contribute regular articles to our personal finance section. After leaving MoneyWeek she went on to become deputy editor of Moneywise before becoming a freelance journalist.

Ruth writes regularly for national publications including The Sunday Times, The Times, The Mail on Sunday and Good Housekeeping, among many other titles both online and offline.