Some self-employed taxpayers have been affected by an issue where their 2024/25 tax calculations wrongly included class 2 National Insurance. HMRC have now provided an update.

Since 10 November 2025, taxpayers signing into HMRC services will notice a new login screen. This new screen introduces an additional option to login: GOV.UK One Login, alongside the existing Government Gateway. However, this is just in preparation for the introduction of One Login. HMRC have ...

HMRC is urging anyone earning extra income from trading activities like making Christmas gifts and decorations or running seasonal market stalls to check their tax obligations. Here we share their press release with you. We also include some links to our own LITRG guidance for sellers.

We have updated our guidance on the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) to explain HMRC’s new provisions for paying the charge via pay as you earn (PAYE). This might mean that you no longer need to file a tax return. 

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.