You could get up to £2,000 per child, per year towards childcare costs – find out if you’re eligible. Tax-Free Childcare Get up to £2000 per child For working families, including the self-employed, in the UK With children under 12…
Check your tax with the official HMRC app
1. What the HMRC app enables you to do You can use it to: view your tax code and an estimate of the tax you need to pay see your income and benefits check your National Insurance number view your…
Savers to earn 50p for every £1 saved thanks to Help to Save
Hardworking people on low incomes are set to benefit from a new government savings account that offers a 50% bonus. Help to Save will reward savers with an extra 50p for every £1 saved, meaning over 4 years a maximum…
Your personal tax account
A quick guide to the digital personal tax account. Your personal tax account allows you to manage your tax affairs online, quickly and simply, whenever you want. It’s safe, personalised, and brings together all your tax information in one place.…
HMRC warns on tax refund scams
Fraudsters are sending scam emails and SMS-messages that promise tax rebates to trick people into disclosing their account and personal details. Published 9 May 2018 From: HM Revenue & Customs and The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP HMRC is calling…
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
ou must be at least: school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage aged 25 to get the National Living Wage – the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 24 and under Current rates These rates are…
Running a limited company
1. Directors’ responsibilities As a director of a limited company, you must: follow the company’s rules, shown in its articles of association keep company records and report changes file your accounts and your Company Tax Return tell other shareholders if…
On-time Self Assessment returns break the record again
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has once again surpassed its record of completed tax returns with a huge 10.7 million customers submitting theirs before the 31 January 2018 deadline. Proving increasingly popular with its handy tips and helpful advice, the…
Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under 9
In April 2017 HM Revenue and Customs started rolling out Tax-Free Childcare, which helps working parents with the cost of childcare with up to £2,000 of support per child per year, or £4,000 for disabled children. Today, Tax-Free Childcare opens…
Making Tax Digital for Business
This note provides a revised statement of impacts for the Making Tax Digital for Business programme, reflecting the changed scale and scope of the mandatory elements announced in the government’s Written Ministerial Statement of 13 July 2017. Background At Budget…