Parents of teenagers can extend Child Benefit claim online
HMRC is reminding parents of 16 to 19-year-olds to extend their Child Benefit claim by August 31 to ensure their…
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Changes to umbrella company payments could reduce wages
Umbrella companies are typically used by recruitment agencies to employ workers on temporary contracts, in sectors like IT, healthcare, construction…
Record number of self-assessments sent in first week of tax year
Just under 300,000 self-assessment tax returns were filed in the first week of the 2025/26 tax year, according to HMRC,…
Divorces rise in January, here’s how to make it less painful
It’s a sad fact that more people choose to divorce in January than any other month. Many families will realise…
25,000 people filed tax returns on New Year’s Day
While most of us were ringing in the New Year with a chorus of Auld Lang Syne or nursing a…
Do you need to pay a Simple Assessment tax bill this January?
Most of us have heard about the Self-Assessment tax regime, especially those who are self-employed or who need to declare…