The letter, dated 18 January 2024, came from a company called Advantis. “Dear Mr Simon Hattenstone,” it said, “Contact us about your unpaid HM Revenue…
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Labour plans £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close non-dom spending gap
Rachel Reeves has said an incoming Labour government would launch a £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close a gap in its spending plans exposed…
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Battersea power station offered no prospect of luxury living when Tony Belton became a local councillor in 1971. The coal-fired behemoth was nearing closure after…
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No, it’s not a delayed April fool: putting in a request to have your wages cut may actually result in you being better-off at the…
View More Salary sacrifice: how British workers can take home more by getting paid lessHMRC to close its self-assessment helpline for six months a year
HM Revenue and Customs has caused an outcry after announcing it will close a key helpline for six months a year and scale back other…
View More HMRC to close its self-assessment helpline for six months a yearChild benefit: budget changes mean more cash for families
Higher earners with children were arguably the biggest winners from the budget after the chancellor announced a major shake-up of a tax penalty that affects…
View More Child benefit: budget changes mean more cash for familiesIncome tax likely to go up if national insurance scrapped, Hunt suggests
Income tax may eventually have to be raised to pay for abolishing national insurance, Jeremy Hunt has suggested the day after delivering the government’s spring…
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Jeremy Hunt has announced a 2p national insurance cut in his budget as a pre-election gambit to revive flatlining opinion poll ratings and reboot Britain’s…
View More Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt announces 2p cut in national insuranceCharges for loo roll, none for caviar: strange quirks of the UK’s VAT rules
Is a mini poppadom a crisp? Is a Jaffa Cake a biscuit? Is a flapjack confectionery? These are all questions tax officials in the UK…
View More Charges for loo roll, none for caviar: strange quirks of the UK’s VAT rules‘It makes moving pointless’: why stamp duty is the biggest downside to downsizing
What’s standing in the way of downsizing for Gail, 58, from Manchester – who is self-employed and lives with her partner in a five-bed house…
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