Gift aid is a tax-efficient way of making gifts or donations to certain charities or sports clubs. 

Domiciliary care workers can face some challenges when it comes to understanding their minimum wage, tax and benefit positions due to the nature of care work and the travel patterns involved. Here, we give you an overview of some of the main issues and tell you where to get more help.

We set out the main rules that apply when you use your own car or van for business travel. We consider other costs you may incur when travelling on business and how to claim tax relief on them in our general guidance on travel expenses.

If you volunteer – for example, for a charity, or to get some work experience or you take part in a clinical trial or research study, you may receive payments. We explain how these payments are treated for income tax and National Insurance contributions purposes.

HMRC’s latest letters about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax are currently landing on the doormats of affected taxpayers. If you have received one, you need to take some action as soon as possible. If you haven’t received one, you may still need to take some prompt action. We explain more below.

The National Insurance replacement credits service is intended to help certain parents and carers fill gaps in their National Insurance record. This service was due to launch in April 2026, however, it is now not expected to be available until April 2027. HMRC have provided an update for those ...