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Updated on 3 June 2025

Understanding your pay and taxes as a care worker

Care workers in the UK may be engaged through a number of different arrangements, each with distinct pay and tax implications. It's crucial to determine your situation to understand your rights and responsibilities. Below is a breakdown of the guidance we have on six different typical care worker ...

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Updated on 21 May 2025

Repaying student loans? Remember to check your payslips

The threshold for when you need to start repaying your student loan can change every April (at the start of the tax year). If you are employed and making loan repayments through the tax system, then you should check your payslip to make sure the correct repayment has been deducted. 

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Updated on 25 April 2025

Received a letter from HMRC about Making Tax Digital?

Have you received a letter from HMRC which says you may need to change the way you report your income and expenses? If so, this is because HMRC think you may be required to follow their new Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules from April 2026. This could mean a big change in the way you manage ...

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Updated on 15 April 2025

Umbrella companies – what’s new for 2025/26?

From a particular issue affecting umbrella workers in the 2025/26 tax year, to some good, new HMRC guidance designed to help you avoid problems, to some significant reforms being developed to improve outcomes for workers - there is a lot going on in the umbrella company landscape. Here we give you ...

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Updated on 10 April 2025

New rules for claiming tax refunds using an agent

From 6 April 2025, if you use a repayment agent to claim certain income tax refunds, and you want to nominate them to receive the tax refund on your behalf, new rules apply. You will either need to sign the tax refund claim form using an advanced electronic signature or – if you can’t do this – ...

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