Tax
Make sure you get all the tax credits you deserve
It's a complex system, but fill out the right forms and it could save you thousands. Kate Hughes reports
Inside Tax
Self-employed can set mortgage costs against tax, says HMRC
Monday, 30 June 2008
HM Revenue & Customs has started allowing self-employed workers to offset their mortgage interest and council tax against their annual income tax bill; an expense that accountants have historically believed to be off-limits.
Self-employed can set mortgage costs against tax, says HMRC
Monday, 30 June 2008
HM Revenue & Customs has started allowing self-employed workers to offset their mortgage interest and council tax against their annual income tax bill; an expense that accountants have historically believed to be off-limits.
Taxman criticised over complex forms
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Self-assessment tax forms should be simplified, a powerful group of MPs has said.
Protect your family from the taxman
Sunday, 4 May 2008
After the latest legal blow on liabilities, Kate Hughes looks at ways to pass on as much as possible
Ask Annie: So who owes the cash here? A run-in with the Revenue
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Q. In January I received a letter from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) telling me my tax code had changed, and notifying me that I owed unpaid tax from 2004-05 of £1,237.62.
Tax plans 'will push 300,000 into poverty'
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Gordon Brown's decision to abolish the 10p rate of income tax will push more than 300,000 people below the poverty line, according to the Conservatives.
Labour MPs' rebellion against abolition of 10p tax rate grows
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Gordon Brown faces a "mutiny" by more than 70 Labour MPs unless he backs down over his decision to abolish the 10p lower rate of income tax.
The Big Question: Who wins – and who loses – with the abolition of the 10p rate of income tax?
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
The Treasury Select Committee has criticised the Government for abolishing the 10p tax rate, a move pre-announced in Gordon Brown's Budget last year.
Where’s the deterrent?’ HMRC urged to get tougher with evaders
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is getting better at tracking down unpaid taxes but could still be more effective, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded.
We're frittering away £300m by not giving ourselves an even break
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Britons are routinely forgetting to take simple tax-cutting steps or to reclaim tax that has been wrongly deducted from their savings, according to Independent Financial Advice Promotion (Ifap). In total, we could be paying £300m more in tax than we should.
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