Working tax credit is paid by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to support people who work and are on a low income. It does not matter whether you are an employee or self-employed. 

Various attempts are being made by the governments in Scotland and Wales to make council tax ‘fairer’. We take a look at some of the reasons for the perceived unfairness of council tax, and some of the suggestions as to how to resolve this.

State pensions are increasing in April 2024, but the point at which most people start to pay tax is staying the same. Here we look ahead some of the problems this might cause. We also give our ideas on how the government could make things easier for state pensioners – some of which we originally ...

HMRC are issuing discovery assessments to people who they believe should have submitted a 2018/19 tax return containing the loan charge and who either did not include it, or did not include it fully. Here we answer some of the questions you may have if you have recently received such a letter. 

HMRC are sending determinations to people who they think have used loan schemes but have not yet filed their 2018/19 tax return containing the loan charge. A determination is an estimate of the tax due for a tax year, based on the information that is available to HMRC – this includes information ...

The Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has launched a call for evidence to establish the reality of the situation for all those impacted by the Loan Charge. Here we tell you about it and also what else is going on with the Loan Charge.