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HMRC has issued a warning for UK households - urging them to follow strict punctuation rules when filling out tax returns. A taxpayer reached out to the taxman because they were registering for self assessment.

The taxpayer said they were having an issue entering the name of their business. They said: "I entered appropriately but it’s not accepting the name even though it meets the parameters set."

In response, HMRC, the Labour Party government's tax arm, asked the person to share a screengrab of the form where they were having the problem, with their personal details covered.

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HMRC reminded the taxpayer: "You can't use semi colons for the types of work, please use commas."

The taxpayer said: "@HMRCcustome

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