{"id":547,"date":"2019-06-25T16:12:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=547"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:50:59","slug":"what-is-the-sa105-form-and-how-to-fill-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-assessment-basics\/what-is-the-sa105-form-and-how-to-fill-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The SA105 form: how to use it to pay tax on rental income"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SA105 form is a document you need to fill if you have to <a href=\"\/en-uk\/tax-on-rental-income\/\">pay tax on income from property in the UK<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use it for rental income from properties in the UK (<a href=\"\/en-uk\/airbnb-tax\/\">including Airbnb<\/a>) or income from letting furnished holiday accommodation in the UK or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Economic_Area\">EEA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not used for the following income:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foreign properties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>REITs or <a href=\"\/en-uk\/glossary\/peer-to-peer-loans\/\">peer-to-peer property loans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital gains from selling property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I fill it in?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the SA105 form on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/self-assessment-uk-property-sa105\">this HMRC page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the year that you need the form for<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the SA105 form<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Print it and fill it in<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you usually file a Self Assessment tax return every year, then HMRC might also send it to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In any case, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Economic_Area\"><\/a>make sure you first read the &#8220;UK property notes&#8221; pdf<\/strong> for that tax year &#8211; it&#8217;s on the same HMRC page. It explains what each line item from the SA105 form means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I submit it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to attach it to your <a href=\"\/en-uk\/what-is-the-sa100-form\/\">SA100 form<\/a> &#8211; you can&#8217;t file it by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I need to use it if I file my tax return online?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No. You will only need to file the SA105 form if you decide to submit your tax return in paper format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s why we don&#8217;t recommend it doing this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The deadline for using the paper tax return is October 31st<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s more complicated than the online version<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The return takes longer to arrive &#8211; so if you made a mistake it&#8217;s harder to correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you file online, here are the dates to keep in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key dates in the current <\/span><b>2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Deadline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax year starts<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th April<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax year ends<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th April<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for self assessment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th October<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay tax bill by PAYE salary<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30th December<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self assessment deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31st January<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2027<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>At Taxfix <a href=\"\/en-uk\/\">we can file your tax return online for you<\/a> instead &#8211; and for a flat fee of just \u00a3119, regardless of how many types of income you have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SA105 form is a document you need to fill if you have to pay tax on income from property in the UK. 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