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New tax year 2019: The changes coming into effect today, from income allowance to buy-to-let relief
Posted by Sam Meadows on April 6, 2019 at 12:36 pm
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Bogus HMRC emails: the official guide to spotting scams
Posted by Sophie Smith on April 6, 2019 at 10:05 am
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Government rules out delay to controversial 'loan charge' policy
Posted by Sam Meadows on March 26, 2019 at 4:08 pm
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Opposite sex couples granted right to civil partnerships – and £190k perks
Posted by Laura Miller on March 15, 2019 at 6:51 pm
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Probate fee 'stealth tax' will mean less money for good causes, charities warn
Posted by Harry Brennan on March 12, 2019 at 11:55 am
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Warning over ‘snake-oil tax salesmen’ preying on contractors
Posted by Sam Meadows on March 11, 2019 at 11:18 am
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Just half of contractors hit by 'loan charge' register to settle with taxman ahead of April deadline
Posted by Sam Meadows on March 7, 2019 at 6:14 pm
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MPs fear self-employed are unprepared for digital tax changes
Posted by Adam Williams on March 1, 2019 at 2:01 pm
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Investors secure funding for legal fight over HSBC film scheme tax dodge
Posted by Sam Brodbeck on February 20, 2019 at 10:16 am
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Homeless man fined by HMRC for filing his tax return late
Posted by Sam Meadows on February 13, 2019 at 10:19 am
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When is the self-assessment tax return deadline – and what happens if I miss it?
Posted by Sophie Smith on January 31, 2019 at 10:00 am
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Broken boilers, lost maids and a witch's curse: the bizarre reasons given for late tax returns
Posted by Sam Meadows on January 18, 2019 at 12:09 pm
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Self-employed risk fines after HMRC sends inaccurate tax reminders
Posted by Sam Meadows on January 10, 2019 at 6:14 am
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Tax avoidance crackdown to be reviewed amid fears it could bankrupt contractors
Posted by Sam Meadows on January 9, 2019 at 1:56 pm
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Government could back down on 'disguised death tax' following Lords pressure
Posted by Harry Brennan on December 19, 2018 at 11:04 am
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HMRC's powers on tax avoidance 'undermine access to justice', say Lords
Posted by Sam Meadows on December 4, 2018 at 6:32 am
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Warnings courts will be overwhelmed due to new 'death tax'
Posted by Harry Brennan on November 27, 2018 at 3:19 pm
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Banks urged to standardise rules to help the bereaved
Posted by Harry Brennan on November 26, 2018 at 11:30 am
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MPs back 'gold digger' rule to protect families' inheritance
Posted by Laura Miller on November 22, 2018 at 4:57 pm
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Lords blast probate 'stealth tax' as misuse of Government power
Posted by Laura Miller on November 22, 2018 at 11:36 am
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New 'stealth death tax' brought in without parliamentary scrutiny
Posted by Harry Brennan on November 14, 2018 at 3:31 pm
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HMRC tells people in tax debt to pay up by taking out commercial loans
Posted by Sam Meadows on November 14, 2018 at 10:15 am
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Government confirms 'new death tax' that will see some estates paying up to £6,000
Posted by Harry Brennan on November 5, 2018 at 6:11 pm
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Tens of thousands of parents in line for child benefit tax refund
Posted by Sam Meadows on November 1, 2018 at 2:02 pm
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'Accidental landlords' face £150m capital gains tax hit
Posted by Adam Williams on October 29, 2018 at 7:13 pm
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Millions to save more than £100 a year after Chancellor brings forward income tax cuts
Posted by Sam Meadows on October 29, 2018 at 6:55 pm
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Stamp duty cut for shared ownership buyers in Budget
Posted by Sam Barker on October 29, 2018 at 6:40 pm
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Chancellor tweaks capital gains tax rules for entrepreneurs
Posted by Harry Brennan on October 29, 2018 at 6:38 pm
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Contractor tax raid worth £1.2bn delayed in Budget
Posted by Sam Meadows on October 29, 2018 at 5:46 pm
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HMRC investigating 171 footballers in £332m tax avoidance crackdown
Posted by Sam Meadows on October 23, 2018 at 10:47 am
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High earners to miss out on £860 tax cut in Budget
Posted by Sam Meadows on October 14, 2018 at 11:30 am
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Taxman chases parents who have been overpaid child benefit
Posted by Adam Williams on October 5, 2018 at 4:38 pm
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Should I leave money to charity to cut my tax bill when I die?
Posted by Harry Brennan on October 3, 2018 at 1:12 pm
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Contractors warned over dubious new tax schemes
Posted by Sam Meadows on October 1, 2018 at 2:05 pm
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HMRC 'breached human rights' in tax avoidance crackdown, campaigners claim
Posted by Sam Meadows on October 1, 2018 at 1:41 pm
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HMRC profits as stamp duty hike fails to curb second home ownership
Posted by Sam Barker on September 28, 2018 at 6:04 pm
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BBC presenter tax case 'only win for HMRC in a decade'
Posted by Sam Meadows on September 10, 2018 at 5:11 am
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Revealed: the professions that pay the most income tax
Posted by Sophie Smith on August 7, 2018 at 12:18 pm
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What is the largest estate you can pass on free of inheritance tax?
Posted by Ife Oguntokun on August 6, 2018 at 9:54 am
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HMRC contractor tax testing tool 'wrong' in almost half of cases
Posted by Ife Oguntokun on August 1, 2018 at 4:44 pm
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Sharp increase in taxpayers taking 'aggressive' HMRC to judicial review
Posted by Adam Williams on July 24, 2018 at 3:44 pm
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HMRC steps up chase for tax avoiders, with use of legal action doubling in a year
Posted by Sam Meadows on July 22, 2018 at 6:25 am
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HMRC plans £3.2bn tax raid on contractors who used offshore avoidance schemes
Posted by Sam Meadows on July 18, 2018 at 2:35 pm
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Why the ultra-wealthy are the only winners of 'perverse' inheritance tax gifting rules
Posted by James Connington on June 17, 2018 at 6:51 am
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What is a deed of variation and how can it help reduce inheritance tax?
Posted by Harry Brennan on June 14, 2018 at 7:30 am
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Deadline for 50,000 contractors facing six-figure tax charges quietly extended
Posted by Sam Meadows on June 7, 2018 at 10:22 am
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Inheritance tax: what happens if I make a gift, then die within seven years?
Posted by James Connington on June 7, 2018 at 5:30 am
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Thousands who used Rangers-style tax avoidance schemes set to miss deadline to avoid extra fines
Posted by Sam Meadows on May 31, 2018 at 9:00 am
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Did you make money from the Royal Wedding? HMRC could be coming for you
Posted by Sophie Smith on May 23, 2018 at 10:28 am
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What are 'benefits in kind' and how they are taxed?
Posted by Sam Brodbeck on May 23, 2018 at 8:15 am
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