We have responded to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) consultation 2024, taking the opportunity to highlight two recent developments in the labour market with both tax and National Minimum Wage (NMW) considerations. 

Carer’s allowance has featured heavily in news over the last few weeks – in particular, reports of carer’s allowance being clawed back due to breaches of the earnings limit threshold. There are several reasons why the earnings limit threshold may appear to be exceeded, but in this blog we explore ...

Since the umbrella company consultation closed in August 2023, we have written several articles for ContractorUK on the topic, which we summarise here.

If you miss the self assessment tax return deadline, HMRC will automatically send you a 'late filing penalty’ notice. Penalties start to increase the longer the tax return is outstanding. If you didn’t get your 2022/23 tax return submitted by 31 January 2024 and still have not sent it in, you ...

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning that an HMRC error could mean that some low-income, self-employed workers lose out on their entitlement to National Insurance-related benefits like the state pension unless they take action.

HMRC’s revamped app provides a convenient and user-friendly way to access your details and help you manage your taxes. In this article, we explore the app and list some of the useful things that you can do in it - including several that may offer you important information about your finances and ...