Petition · past parliament

Defer payment for Self- assessment 2019- 2020

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Give self employed workers more time to raise money again to pay for their self assessment return
Self employed have used their money to live for the last year, paying mortgages, rent, bills, food and trying to stay afloat during the pandemic, we need time to raise the money again and a lot of us cannot pay on 31st January 2020 when we haven't worked for nearly a year.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Extend the deadline for filing 2019/20 self-assessment tax returns

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Timeline

5 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jan 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.