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Maybe you, as an infinitely wise European, can explain this page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-assessment-commercial-software-suppliers/self-

Maybe you, as an infinitely wise European, can explain this page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-assessment-commercial-software-suppliers/self-assessment-online-commercial-software-suppliers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-assessment-c...

MagicMoonlight 5mo ago
Those are accounting packages that can submit your tax return for you automatically based on your figures. You don’t have to use them, there’s a free electronic form. But it’s easier if you’re using an accounting system to just plug the numbers straight in.
- drstewart 5mo ago
  Congratulations, you now magically seem to understand what TurboTax is. >You don’t have to use them, there’s a free electronic form. If only the IRS also had a free fillable form you can use: https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-forms https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-form...
venzaspa 5mo ago
The vast majority of people in the UK don't have to fill out a self assessment because their tax situation is simple and handed by their employers. For the people who do have more complicated tax arrangements, the process takes like 10-15 minutes on the HMRC portal and importantly it's free.
- drstewart 5mo ago
  So all these commercial software offerings for SAs exist just for fun? I guess I just don't understand why these exist. Europeans have yet to explain this adequately. Can you show me the free option that existed in HMRC's portal for non-domiciled statuses? I can only find websites that contradict your point: https://www.dtaxfiler.co.uk/blog/residence-remittance-sa109 https://www.dtaxfiler.co.uk/blog/residence-remittance-sa109 >You will need to use commercial software that supports the SA109 form (such as DTax Filer), You cannot submit the SA109 form through HMRC’s free online service. . If you do not use compatible software, you will need to print and post your tax return instead. Clearly they're lying and you should correct them post-haste.

MagicMoonlight 5mo ago

Those are accounting packages that can submit your tax return for you automatically based on your figures. You don’t have to use them, there’s a free electronic form. But it’s easier if you’re using an accounting system to just plug the numbers straight in.

drstewart 5mo ago
Congratulations, you now magically seem to understand what TurboTax is. >You don’t have to use them, there’s a free electronic form. If only the IRS also had a free fillable form you can use: https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-forms https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-form...

venzaspa 5mo ago

The vast majority of people in the UK don't have to fill out a self assessment because their tax situation is simple and handed by their employers. For the people who do have more complicated tax arrangements, the process takes like 10-15 minutes on the HMRC portal and importantly it's free.

drstewart 5mo ago
So all these commercial software offerings for SAs exist just for fun? I guess I just don't understand why these exist. Europeans have yet to explain this adequately. Can you show me the free option that existed in HMRC's portal for non-domiciled statuses? I can only find websites that contradict your point: https://www.dtaxfiler.co.uk/blog/residence-remittance-sa109 https://www.dtaxfiler.co.uk/blog/residence-remittance-sa109 >You will need to use commercial software that supports the SA109 form (such as DTax Filer), You cannot submit the SA109 form through HMRC’s free online service. . If you do not use compatible software, you will need to print and post your tax return instead. Clearly they're lying and you should correct them post-haste.