Why File Early ?

Here are five hilariously good reasons to file your Self Assessment tax return early—no accounting jargon, just pure relatable tax-season chaos:

1. To Stop HMRC Sending You Love Notes That Get Progressively Less Loving

• First, they’ll gently remind you.

• Then, they’ll politely nudge you.

• By January, they’re one email away from sending a carrier pigeon with a threatening glare.

• File early, and you can dodge the drama like a tax-savvy ninja.

HMRC could teach Post Graduate level - Passive Aggressive Training

2. So You Can Be That One Smug Friend in January (My Favourite !!)

• You know the type—the one who says, “Oh, I did mine months ago” while sipping a cuppa and watching everyone else frantically search for missing receipts in their sock drawer. (Check out my AI designed pic above...)

• Be that friend, live the dream at your friends expense (not tax deductible).

3. Because You Have Better Things to Do in January (Like Literally Anything Else)

• January is for regretting December’s financial decisions, not for scrambling to find paperwork.

• The credit card bills are scary enough in January. Don't make it worse

• Wouldn’t you rather be eating leftover Christmas chocolates than refreshing HMRC’s website in a cold sweat?

• Future You deserves better. Future You deserves peace and harmony.

4. To Avoid a Last-Minute IT Meltdown

• Every year, thousands of people log in at the last minute, all hoping HMRC’s website won’t crash. - But it does!

• It’s like trying to buy Glastonbury tickets, except instead of a festival, you get… a tax bill.

• File early and leave the chaos to the procrastinators.

5. Because It’s the Closest You’ll Get to Time Travel

• File in April, and by the time January rolls around, you’ll barely remember doing it.

• It’s like magic—except instead of disappearing, your tax return just stops being your problem.

• And let’s be honest, that’s the best kind of magic.

So go ahead, shock your friends, impress your future self, and file early—because nothing feels better than avoiding unnecessary stress

(and HMRC emails or chasers from Brookwood...)