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Electronic communication with taxpayers

29 March 2016
Issue: 4543 / Categories: News , Admin , Online , Self assessment

HMRC digital support well used over self-assesment peak period

Some 170,000 taxpayers accessed HMRC’s digital support during the 2015/16 self assessment peak period, according to HMRC statistics.

For example:

  • YouTube attracted 94,154 views;
  • 10,965 self-assessment agent toolkit were downloaded;
  • ready reckoners received 45,010 views; and
  • e-learning support was accessed 3,689 times.

About 15,000 people logged on to HMRC’s ‘one to many’ live webinars; extra sessions were held over the deadline weekend with 2,500 taxpayers joining them between Friday and Monday.

Issue: 4543 / Categories: News , Admin , Online , Self assessment
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