Petition · past parliament
Cancel payment on account for self-employed due 31st July 2020
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Freelancers and self-employed have to pay 50% of their estimated future tax bill on 31st July 2020.
Cancelling this payment will provide great financial relief to the very smallest of UK businesses who are not all eligible for the measures announced to date by the Chancellor.
Cancelling this payment will provide great financial relief to the very smallest of UK businesses who are not all eligible for the measures announced to date by the Chancellor.
Like many people, freelancers and self-employed are struggling at the moment, we do not qualify for SSP or many measures the government are announcing to help business.
Cancelling the payment on account due to HMRC on 31st July 2020 would help as it will give us a financial buffer over the next few months.
This is tax we are paying in advance, by cancelling for everyone it will reduce pressure on HMRC from people ringing asking for a delay and allow the self-employed to have funds available.
Cancelling the payment on account due to HMRC on 31st July 2020 would help as it will give us a financial buffer over the next few months.
This is tax we are paying in advance, by cancelling for everyone it will reduce pressure on HMRC from people ringing asking for a delay and allow the self-employed to have funds available.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
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UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 18 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.