Following a successful legal challenge, it is now possible for opposite sex couples to form a civil partnership in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the law in Scotland expected to follow shortly. The government expects up to 84,000 opposite sex couples to form civil partnerships this year a...
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) now offer an online service for claiming tax relief on the expenses you pay in carrying out your job. ...
If you are currently receiving tax credits, you may be eligible to open a Help-to-Save account and earn a tax-free bonus of up to 50% of amounts saved. But will you still be eligible to open an account in future? If not, consider opening one and starting to save now. Help-to-Save accounts are ava...
The Scottish Government has proposed the rates and thresholds for Scottish income tax that will apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers from 6 April 2020. These are subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament, which we expect in March 2020. ...
HMRC are seeking evidence on the implementation of new powers given to them since 2012. By ‘powers’, we mean things that HMRC are allowed to do or to ask you to do – simple examples would be them asking you to fill in a tax return or charging you a penalty. ...
People have the right to challenge penalties given by HMRC for missing today’s Self Assessment tax return deadline, says the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG)....