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Fraud alert: Agencies and contractors face prosecution over latest “tax credit” payroll…
HMRC has issued a warning to the recruitment sector regarding fraudulent payroll schemes. These models use "acquired tax credits" to falsely reduce tax liabilities (PAYE and NICs), exposing agencies, employers, and contractors to huge…
UK’s self-employed brace for Budget blitz: Dividend crackdown and exit tax hikes confirmed
UK self-employed workers, from limited company contractors to sole traders, are facing a relentless squeeze on their take-home pay and retirement plans, driven by impending tax hikes and new mandatory compliance rules for the 2025/2026 tax…
STOP: Are You Losing Child Benefit to the High-Income Charge?
The £60k–£80k Band Explained & Why Freelancers Must Claim Differently to PAYE workers. Plus, why, despite the charge, it could still be advantageous to claim Child Benefit
What you need to know now
If you are a self-employed…
New Tax Filing Exemption: Are You ‘Digitally Excluded’?
HMRC has confirmed that individuals who cannot reasonably use digital tools to manage their tax affairs can now apply for an exemption from the Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules
Taxpayers who are required to comply with MTD income tax…
The Autumn budget could cost you a fortune in new taxes: here’s how to prepare no matter what…
With the Autumn Budget looming, speculation about potential tax changes is rife. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, says while it's easy to dismiss these rumours as just "hot air," some of the proposed changes…
PAYE Peril: New law threatens double tax for agencies and hirers. Contractors still not protected
A warning has been issued to the UK's recruitment sector: a significant change in tax legislation, coming into force in April 2026, could see agencies and hirers forced to pay their workers' PAYE twice over
Professional Passport, an…
Taxpayers to be charged less for late tax payments
HMRC reduces interest after Bank of England cut, but taxpayers still hit by 8% rate
The interest charged by HMRC on late tax payments has dropped by 0.25% in line with changes to the Bank of England (BOE) base rate, HMRC…
HMRC using AI to monitor taxpayer social media accounts to combat suspected fraud
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor taxpayers' social media accounts as part of criminal investigations into suspected tax fraud. The disclosure has sparked a heated debate on…
HMRC tightens up on self-employed expense claims. Here’s a simple guide on what you can and…
Knowing which expenses can be claimed as a business expense can be tricky, so we have offered a simple guide to help, especially now that HMRC is clamping down on self-employed expense claims
The tax office is launching a new campaign…
Botox blues for self-employed aesthetics professionals (including doctors) who thought they didn’t…
If you're a self-employed professional in the booming cosmetic and aesthetics sector, you could possibly owe years of back tax because of a technicality. But why are many working in the sector only finding out now?
HMRC has turned…