A record 11.7 million taxpayers submitted their Self Assessment tax returns on time, HMRC has revealed.

On 31 January, 861,085 taxpayers filed online to meet the deadline, some with minutes to spare.

There were 36,767 taxpayers who filed in the last hour before the deadline, but the peak hour for filing on the day was 16:00 and 16:59, when 68,462 taxpayers submitted their tax return.

Less than a week before the deadline (26/01/2023) 3.4 million were yet to file...