Tax-free childcare can be used to pay for most types of childcare that is provided by a registered or approved provider.

You pay money into the online childcare account and the government adds money to the account (called a top-up). You can then use the account to pay for your childcare, providing your childcare provider is registered to accept payments from the scheme.

Tax-free childcare provides a Government contribution to help with the costs of childcare for working families in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who meet certain minimum and maximum earnings rules. You can only use the help through tax-free childcare if the main reason for the ...

The tax credits system closed on 5 April 2025, so no tax credit awards continue after that date. Most people will have been invited to claim either universal credit or pension credit. However, you may still need to contact HMRC to discuss your 2024/25 tax credits award, ongoing appeals and debt ...

Simple Assessment is a method of assessing income tax due in certain straightforward cases where a Self Assessment tax return is not required and where tax cannot be collected via the Pay As You Earn (also known as PAYE) system.

Limited companies are cheap and easy to set up. But working through your own limited company is very different from just being an employee or self-employed or working through an agency or umbrella company. You therefore need to consider all the factors before deciding to set one up (or allowing one ...