Course Details

This session covers a range of practical self-assessment issues relevant to anyone heading into peak self-assessment season. The session will start with a brief overview of the impact of fiscal drag on the numbers in self-assessment before looking at the changes to the 2025/26 return – including extra reporting for some directors - and a range of common issues with self-assessment including possible solutions or workarounds. Finally, the session concludes with a look at how to get help from HMRC when things go wrong. 


In this session Helen Thornley covers the following topics:

  • The impact of fiscal drag on self-assessment numbers 
  • What’s new on self-assessment returns for 2025/26
  • HMRC’s guidelines for compliance 
  • Practical self-assessment tips 
  • How to report problems to HMRC 

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CPD Course Speaker

ATT - Technical Officer

Helen Thornley

Helen is a technical officer with the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) where her role includes looking at the latest changes in tax policy and working with HMRC on developments and improvements to their systems and processes.

Helen’s background is in personal tax, and prior to joining the ATT she worked in the north of England advising family businesses and high net worth individuals. Helen writes for publications including Tax Adviser, AccountingWEB, and Taxation magazine. Helen has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live and BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake up to Money in addition to many local radio stations and been quoted in the Financial Times, Times, Telegraph and Guardian.

Helen is a member of the CIOT, ICAEW and STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).