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Hello, I have been using a commercial software provider's service to file my self-assessment returns, but would like to do it by myself next time. I have 2 questions and would be grateful for your help: 1) As far as I know, some forms are only available in hard copy and so we must use a commercial software if we want to file our self-assessment online. May I know whether SA106 and SA109 can be filled out via HMRC's website without the use of commercial software? 2) If I've been using a commercial software to send my self-assessment and now do it via HMRC's website, do I have to inform HMRC first? Thank you in advance for your advice and help. Best wishes.

Dear Sir/Madam, I am seeking clarification regarding whether I need to report pension contributions in my self-assessment. My employment income is taxed at the basic rate through PAYE (20%), but considering my total income, I am a higher rate taxpayer (40%). My employer said they deduct my pension contributions pre-tax. Given that my total income puts me into the higher-rate tax band, should I report these pre-tax contributions as part of my self-assessment? If so, which specific form or section should I use to correctly enter the pension contributions? Thank you in advance for your advice and help.

Hello, various replies by HMRC on this thread confirm that banks will tell HMRC the interests their customers have earned. However, it is January now and I don't see any info on my Personal Tax Account about the interest I earned in 2022-2023, and the deadline to do self-assessment is approaching. I'm not sure if that's because I'm a new immigrant. I've asked my bank and from their staff and from their online information, I see that I should inform HMRC myself of the interest received. What should I do and how can I see what interest amounts have been reported to HMRC, to facilitate my cross-checking? Another thing I'd like to ask is that I have one foreign time deposit from Apr to June 2022 (2-month deposit), It matured on June 28, 2022 but I immigrated to the UK on June 26, 2022. Should I report the whole of the interest received for the 2-month deposit, or calculate three days' interest on a pro-rata basis, for June 26-28? Similarly for my accounts that pay monthly interests at the end of the month, should I declare the whole of June's interest or only the interest from June 26, my 1st day in the UK? I would appreciate your answers. Thank you very much.