According to the BBC
Fujitsu Services workers in the West Midlands are set to strike later this month in a dispute over pay, which a trade union has said is likely could cause disruption for people filing self-assessment tax returns.
About 300 members of the PCS union based in Stratford-upon-Avon and Telford are set to take part in the walk-out on 17 January.
Those joining the strike are mainly those working on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs.
The issue reported by Computer Weekly…
All of the participating employees are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union, and are set to strike after rejecting a 3-4% pay rise from Fujitsu after learning that employees working for the company in Japan are being offered salary increases of up to 29%.
If you don’t file your self assessment return by 31st January you will get penalties.
You’ll pay a late filing penalty of £100 if your tax return is up to 3 months late. There are extra penalties after that and interest is charged on amounts due to HMRC.
But late filing also increases your chance of being investigated by HMRC, the logic is that leaving things till the last minute suggests you are disorganised and more likely to make mistakes.
Don’t miss the deadline, make sure your return is filed before the 17th January 2023.
