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sophie-ratcliffe
August 16, 2020
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Can I file an EPS return late?

  • August 16, 2020
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I am trying to file a month 3 EPS late (I forgot to file last month) the submission is failing due to the date being after 19th July but it won't let me file month 4 without filing month 3 so I'm a bit stuck. Can anyone help?

Best answer by Catherine_B

Hello there, sophie-ratcliffe.

 

The EPS (Employer Payment Submission) can only be submitted between the 6th and 19th of the month. If you miss the submission period, you can submit the EPS in the following month. These are also a few reasons why you're unable to file the return:

  • You haven't paid SMP or SPP before sending EPS.
  • If you have paid employees within the current pay period (no payment period is indicated), FPS filings have been submitted.
  • You have outstanding payrolls for the month. Then the EPS filing is listed, but cannot be submitted until you’ve run all payroll for the tax month.

To submit EPS to HMRC, you can follow these steps: 

 

  1. Select Taxes, then select Payroll Tax.
  2. In the Payroll Tax Center, you'll see that if you have an EPS filing that needs to be sent, it is listed under Due Now with a status of Overdue and the date that it was supposed to be sent.
  3. Select the EPS and view the details.
  4. Select Submit.

If you need anything else with regards to filing your taxes, you can check out these articles: 

Please don't hesitate to mention me in your reply if you need anything else. You take care always!

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Catherine_BAnswer
August 16, 2020

Hello there, sophie-ratcliffe.

 

The EPS (Employer Payment Submission) can only be submitted between the 6th and 19th of the month. If you miss the submission period, you can submit the EPS in the following month. These are also a few reasons why you're unable to file the return:

  • You haven't paid SMP or SPP before sending EPS.
  • If you have paid employees within the current pay period (no payment period is indicated), FPS filings have been submitted.
  • You have outstanding payrolls for the month. Then the EPS filing is listed, but cannot be submitted until you’ve run all payroll for the tax month.

To submit EPS to HMRC, you can follow these steps: 

 

  1. Select Taxes, then select Payroll Tax.
  2. In the Payroll Tax Center, you'll see that if you have an EPS filing that needs to be sent, it is listed under Due Now with a status of Overdue and the date that it was supposed to be sent.
  3. Select the EPS and view the details.
  4. Select Submit.

If you need anything else with regards to filing your taxes, you can check out these articles: 

Please don't hesitate to mention me in your reply if you need anything else. You take care always!

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sophie-ratcliffeAuthor
August 18, 2020

Thank you for your reply, this was very helpful. The reason I need to file an EPS is to report CIS suffered. I have now filed the EPS for month 4. The system wasn't allowing me to file this when Month 3 was outstanding but I have now deleted the EPS for month 3 and it has let me file month 4 successfully).

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Ashleigh1
August 18, 2020

Hello Sophie, 

 

That is great to hear, you have now managed to submit your EPS now. 

 

If you have any other Qs please reach back out to us we will be more than happy to help. 

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