HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have restarted their ‘Direct Recovery of Debts’ (DRD) process, which enables the collection of unpaid tax directly from bank accounts in certain circumstances.

Our updated guidance page explains how to use HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool, what its key questions mean, and how to avoid common pitfalls when completing it. Our guidance also outlines the tool’s limitations and includes a worked example.

We’ve added a new page to our website to help you keep your online tax account safe from fraud. 

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is encouraging taxpayers who can’t manage their tax affairs online and are due to start using Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax to check whether they can claim an exemption from the initiative, which launches in six months’ time.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is reminding gig workers and side hustlers to check if they need to complete a self assessment tax return for the 2024/25 tax year and register with HMRC by the 5 October deadline if necessary.

If you live in Scotland and you expect your income in the 2025/26 tax year to be more than £35,000, you have until 10 October 2025 to opt out of receiving this year’s pension age winter heating payment.