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The tax credits system closed on 5 April 2025, so no tax credit awards will continue after that date. Most people will have been invited to claim either universal credit or pension credit. Some people may still need to finalise their 2024/25 tax credit claim after 6 April 2025 and this page ...

The loan charge originally required taxpayers, who choose to do so, to make a spreading election by 30 September 2020. HMRC has now announced that it will automatically allow any late spreading elections received on or before 31 December 2020. Now is the time to check if you will benefit from a ...

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed HMRC’s decision to allow late loan charge spreading elections, but has warned of other barriers stopping people from meeting their loan charge obligations. HMRC must address these barriers to break the impasse, says LITRG.

30 September was the deadline by which those affected by the loan charge had to either agree a settlement with HMRC or report the loan charge on their tax return and pay the tax due (or arrange a payment plan). If you missed the deadline, all is not necessarily lost but you should seek help quickly.Last month, we issued a press release calling on HMRC to use their powers to treat certain people ...