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What is a wealth tax, how would it work in the UK and where else has one?
While there has never been a wealth tax in the UK, the notion was raised under Rishi Sunak after the COVID years - and ...
Sickness and disability benefits to eat up 30pc of all income tax revenue by 2030
Health and disability-related welfare spending came to £75.7bn in the 2024-25 financial year – some 24.2pc of the £313bn ...
HMRC sending tax letters to millions of households
HMRC is set to dispatch approximately four million tax refund letters between June and August. If you've overpaid Income Tax, ...
HMRC sending tax letters to four million UK households over summer
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HRMC) has begun sending out tax refund letters to four million UK households. The P800 ...
HMRC tax scam warning to millions of people due letter on doormat
An HMRC tax scam warning has been issued as millions of people are due a letter on the doormat. The Government agency is ...
Which tax rises could the government introduce to fill the black hole in Britain’s finances?
Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill the £5bn hole in the public finances left by last week’s welfare climbdow ...
HMRC sending letters to four million people
HMRC is sending out letters to around four million people between over the course of two months. People who are due tax ...
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Contractors, HMRC just sent new MSC appeal letters demanding 'actual income figures'
Ahead of test cases in February 2026, Boox and Churchill Knight contractors have been selected for a pilot HMRC is already having to quietly apologise about.
New calls to ‘pause’ Council Tax payments for three months for all households
A new online petition is calling for all local authorities to pause Council Tax payments for three months because they are ...
I have the best job anyone can do – it makes thousands but I only work 10 minutes a week, it’s perfect if you have kids
ARE you looking for a side hustle to make some quick cash without having to do too much? With costs soaring, millions of cash ...
HMRC slaps fines on 600,000 struggling families who don’t even owe tax
HUNDREDS of thousands of low earners have been slapped with hefty HMRC fines, even though they don’t owe any tax. Currently, ...
HMRC starts sending out four million letters as UK households warned
The UK Labour Party's tax office has started sending out millions of letters to people who are due a tax refund ...