A report by the public accounts committee last year warned that customer service at HMRC had fallen to a record low during her tenure. It is little solace to know I am not the only one who has lost ...

HMRC is reinstating its Direct Recovery of Debts powers to recover unpaid taxes. Safeguards protect vulnerable taxpayers, and ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that the threshold for filing a Self-Assessment tax return will rise from £1,000 to £3,000 by the end of 2029. Up to 300,000 freelancers and side hustlers ...

Inheritance tax is one of the more controversial elements in many budgets - to some, it's a reasonable contribution paid by those who are passed down money by the richest people, while others see it ...

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HMRC is particularly concerned about schemes for mobile phones and company cars. It quoted an example of a £700 mobile phone and contract where the Exchequer could lose £321 for a basic rate taxpayer ...

HMRC’s growing focus on evidencing tax decisions is shifting attention from technical accuracy to governance, requiring ...

UK taxpayers are receiving HMRC letters demanding repayment of about $1,625 years after refunds. Here is what to check and how to respond. Photo credit: Pexels A letter from the tax office can trigger ...

Although the news that Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi had paid a penalty for failing to file his taxes properly first surfaced during his short tenure as chancellor from July to September 2022, his ...

For as long as many of us can remember, self-assessment has meant one tax return per year. But that’s now changed. From April 2026, the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) program will require many ...

HMRC is becoming more concerned about the use of fractional shares on investment apps and platforms such as Freetrade, Trading212, InvestEngine and eToro, which have launched in recent years to appeal ...

The news that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has collected £1bn more in tax than expected from the 2021 private sector roll-out of the IR35 reforms should not be considered a sign of the initiative’s ...