Parents saving up to £10,000 in nursery benefits may face unexpected tax bills
HMRC says several commercial schemes are exploiting tax exemption aimed at employers who provide nursery places
June 2024
Number of UK income tax payers leaps by 4.4m in three years due to threshold freeze
HMRC data shows 26% more people over state pension age paying tax on earnings than in 2021-22
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Chris Philp and Nick Thomas-Symonds among political figures debating crime and immigration – as it happened
Channel 4 News special to address law, order and immigration with seven political figures
Hidden gems from the world of research
Bankers’ bonuses are taxed fairly, so why aren’t those of their private equity counterparts?
Torsten Bell
Rachel Reeves under Labour pressure to raise capital gains tax to revive public services
Reality check
Reality check: the truth behind the Tories’ £2,000 tax claim
April 2024
Brief letters
What the papers say is still seen by many who don’t buy them
Brief letters: Newsstand influence | Tax relief for charitable giving | Starter for 10 | Mind-body dualism | A period of silence from MPs
March 2024
HMRC halts plan to close tax helpline for six months a year
Tax office makes swift U-turn after outcry over self-assessment, VAT and PAYE phone services
HMRC to close its self-assessment helpline for six months a year
Tax office also plans to scale back other helplines, including for VAT and PAYE, in move to ‘online self-service’
Income tax likely to go up if national insurance scrapped, Hunt suggests
Budget 2024: Hunt gambles with highest tax burden since second world war
What is the best way to make council tax fairer for everyone?
February 2024
HMRC struggling to cope as customer service levels hit ‘all-time low’
Middle earners in the UK: how are you coping financially?
Jeremy Hunt’s budget giveaway ‘will act as sweet filling in tax sandwich’
Money hacks
Get rid of the paper clutter: how to deal with your household documents
January 2024
How can I possibly fill in my own tax return? I know nothing about money
Nell Frizzell
This year like every year, I’ll be paying someone to handle my self-assessment. I know it’s pathetic – but why aren’t we taught about this stuff at school?
Self-assessment tax return: the dos and don’ts to ensure you don’t pay too much
Late to file or unsure if you need to? Here’s what you need to know – and how to ensure you don’t pay too much
Sunak says he wants to reduce workers’ taxes this year and may cut benefits
PM sets up possibility of income tax coming down in March and says control of welfare is a priority
December 2023
Only top half of UK earners to benefit from lower NI payments, thinktank warns
Any gains for lower half will be lost when income tax bills rise in April, says Resolution Foundation
