Do you still have to file a tax return if you don’t owe any tax?

Over 600,000 people were issued fines of at least £100 for being late to fill in their self-assessment tax returns despite owing £0 in tax between 2018 and 2023.

Even if you do not owe anything to HMRC, people who earn more than £1,000 in income from something other than payrolled work still have to fill out a self-assessment tax return and provide details to the taxman.