Record number of online personal tax returns

Tax returns for 2023 will be the first when each individual will be responsible for their own tax

A record number of people submitted their personal tax returns for 2022 online, the States of Guernsey has said.

More than 21,000 personal tax returns were submitted virtually, the highest number of online tax submissions to date.

In total, more than 29,000 returns out of an expected 33,000 were submitted, it said.

Returns for 2023 are now open - the first year when each individual is responsible for their own tax regardless of their marital status.

The States of Guernsey changed the law in 2022 allowing for independent taxation to be introduced for the 2023 returns.

Before the change only one partner in a married couple had responsibility for managing their joint tax affairs.

Anyone who has not yet submitted their 2022 personal tax return is encouraged to do so as quickly as possible, the States said.

The 4,000 people who have not returned their forms are liable to be fined.

An automatic £200 penalty will be imposed for personal tax returns that were not received by the due date.

However, an additional daily penalty of £10 a day will also be applied for returns not submitted by the 4 April.

The States has encouraged all residents to submit their future returns online by registering for a MyGov account and using the Revenue Service customer portal.

The deadline for the 2023 return has been set as 31 January 2025.