We have recently been made aware of some cases involving people who have used a tax agent/refund company to claim tax refunds on their behalf, typically through the Self Assessment tax return process. HMRC have now asked the individuals to repay the refunds they received. Most of these claims ...
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are sending letters to businesses that might have misused their till systems, and as a result not paid the correct amount of tax. This is an opportunity for these businesses to get their tax affairs in order. We explain more about the letters and what to do if you ...
Even though it is no longer possible to ‘assign’ your tax refund to a third party, do not let your guard down! As it is possible to still ‘nominate’ a third party to receive a tax refund, many of the same old issues with unscrupulous tax refund companies remain. Here we explain the differences ...
Revenue Scotland, the tax authority with responsibility for the administration of Scotland’s devolved taxes, has developed an Enhanced Support policy. The policy sets out what enhanced support is; it aims to help those who need extra support to meet their tax obligations in respect of Scotland’s ...
You can use your payslips to check that your pay is correct. But there are also many other reasons to look after your payslips. By ‘look after’, we mean make sure you are receiving them and can access them, that you check them carefully and that you keep them somewhere safe!
The Scottish Parliament has approved the rates and thresholds for Scottish income tax that will apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers during the tax year 2023/24.