Thousands of parents have been charged unexpected penalties for failing to tell the UK tax office they claimed child benefit, with experts warning many are “caught unawares” by the requirement to notify HM Revenue & Customs.
A freedom of information request seen by FT Money found that 6,652 parents had been issued with Failure to Notify penalties in relation to a child benefit tax charge in 2022-23 — up from 4,881 in 2021-22.
Overall, 19,876 people who do not normally file a self-assessment return had been issued with such penalties since 2019-20.
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