Most taxpayers support abolition of self-assessed tax system for self-employed

Pay-as-you-go system similar to PAYE is preferred

Ahead of the self-assessed pay and file deadline on Wednesday, a new survey shows 85% of people were in support of measures that would make tax compliance a lot easier to manage for the self-employed. Picture: iStock

A significant majority of taxpayers would support the abolition of the self-assessed tax system for the self-employed, in favour of the easier PAYE process.

Ahead of the self-assessed pay and file deadline on Wednesday, a new survey shows 85% of people were in support of measures that would make tax compliance a lot easier to manage for the self-employed.