Online 税金 system blows a fuse

By JO THORNHILL
Updated: 00:00 BST, 26 September 2002

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THE Inland 歳入 is telling self-査定／評価 taxpayers not to 服従させる／提出する their forms online between the hours of 7pm and 11pm because the flood of 需要・要求する during that time is 原因（となる）ing its systems to 凍結する up.

にもかかわらず only 1% of taxpayers とじ込み／提出するing 経由で the internet to date, the 歳入 （人命などを）奪う，主張するs there is over-subscription during 頂点（に達する） hours and its system cannot 対処する. Many people have 簡単に been unable to スピードを出す／記録につける on during these hours.

The technical problem will be a その上の blow to the 歳入's online self-査定／評価 system, which has been dogged by glitches since its 開始する，打ち上げる in April 2000.

The service had to be taken offline for more than a month this year when technical problems meant some taxpayers could see the 財政上の 詳細（に述べる）s of others.

'It's just one more thing that will その上の 乱打する taxpayers' 信用／信任 in the online service,' says Chas Roy-Chowdhury at the 協会 of Certified 借り切る／憲章d Accountants (ACCA).

'What a joke シナリオ. This is probably the busiest time for submitting forms - with the 30 September 最終期限 coming up. If the 歳入's systems can't を取り引きする 需要・要求する now, how bad will it be when all the millions they hope to get とじ込み／提出するing online finally do?'

It is 概算の there are around nine million self-査定／評価 taxpayers in the UK. But to date, just over 100,000 have とじ込み／提出するd online this year, によれば the 歳入.

But, it points out that the 30 September 最終期限 has no real significance for 顧客s using the online service, because they will automatically have their 税金 calculated for them over the internet.

Earlier this week, the 歳入 also 発表するd it is 延長するing the 30 September 最終期限 to 30 December for 支払う／賃金-as-you-earn (PAYE) taxpayers who 借りがある いっそう少なく than £2,000 and who 服従させる／提出する forms online.

These taxpayers can have their 税金 code adjusted so the 税金 they 借りがある can be paid throughout the year rather than in a lump sum. To read more click here