More than 5.75 million people filed their tax return online this year, a jump of 50 percent on last year, HM Revenue & Customs has revealed.
There was a large jump in the number of people filing their self-assessment tax returns online this year, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Some 5,759,006 used the internet to get their form in before January 31st - the deadline for the forms - marking an increase of more than 50 percent from 2008, which saw around 3.8 million people use the HMRC website. The figure means that two thirds of all self-assessment tax returns were filed online.
Stephen Timms, financial secretary to the Treasury, said: "I am delighted that more and more people are recognising the benefits of filing their tax return online. Online returns make it easier and quicker to calculate how much tax you owe and you can pay online too."
HMRC permanent secretary for tax Dave Hartnett added: "HMRC's SA online and other internet services enable people to do business with government in the way we know they want to. The outstanding popularity of online filing demonstrated by today's figures is the foundation on which we are transforming the way taxpayers interact with us."
While the government had encouraged people to use the online service this year, the process was not without incident. There were a number of glitches with the website, while consumer group Which? warned that anyone paying online with a credit card would be subject to a charge of 1.25 percent.
