The move comes amid a series of leniency measures to help businesses ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
MTD bothersome for businesses
HMRC said that it wanted to help businesses transition into Making Tax Digital, supporting the 490,000 companies with sales above the VAT threshold of £85,000 who were due to file by August 7.
Though some missed the deadline, nearly a million businesses registered for MTD beforehand and 900,000 VAT returns were successfully submitted through the service.
Deputy CEO of HMRC, Jim Harra, said: “We are very pleased that nearly a million businesses have signed up and thank them for joining.
“Our ambition is to help businesses moving to MTD to get it right, not to penalise them. HMRC’s decision not to enforce penalties will help businesses transition to MTD without fear of getting it wrong.”
The taxman advised businesses who hadn’t registered for Making Tax Digital in time to file their return through the old VAT portal, as done previously. Email reminders are being sent to those who have not yet registered for MTD and a letter to those who missed the first filing deadline.
Conservative MP Michael Gove is in charge of no-deal planning and has informed business groups that HMRC would be ordered to be help businesses that were struggling as a result of a no-deal Brexit.
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