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More consumers switched on to tax benefits of pensions

More people are now aware of the tax efficiency of pensions than a year ago, according to research for Standard Life.

Retirement | 04 May 2013
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Workers could lose out by not knowing tax thresholds

The majority of UK full-time workers do not know what the higher rate tax threshold is, with 56% getting it flat out wrong.

Tax | 26 Mar 2013
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BLOG: Tick tock...time is running out to check your tax affairs

Tax expert Mitch Young on the top planning tips that could potentially save you thousands.

Tax | 22 Feb 2013
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Higher rate taxpayers miss out on £296m a year in unclaimed tax relief

Taxpayers are throwing away £296m a year simply by failing to claim full tax relief, according to a recent independent report.

Income Tax | 20 Jul 2012
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Court rejects appeal over tax avoidance scheme

The Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected an appeal by a taxpayer against HMRC regarding a tax avoidance scheme recommended by PricewaterhouseCoopers in the early noughties.

Tax | 17 Jul 2012
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UK inflation rate falls to 2.4%

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 2.4% in June, from 2.8% in May, official figures show.

Tax | 17 Jul 2012
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Are ETFs an effective way to invest in fixed income?

As the commodities market takes the rap for an extremely uncertain time in the market - fears sparked off of the on-going Euro debt crisis and increasing worries over the global economic outlook, investors are keener than ever to seek out investments that generate stable and steady income streams.

Investments | 10 Jul 2012
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Oil and gas tax changes announced

The UK Treasury has announced new tax relief that could potentially free up billions of pounds which could be invested in North Sea oil and gas.

Tax | 09 Jul 2012
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HMRC reveals Liechtenstein tax haul

More than 2,400 people have registered to disclose unpaid tax under the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) with £363 million already paid in tax bills, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Allowances | 11 Jun 2012

Tax basics

Tax | 01 Jun 2012
And old-fashioned telephone

HMRC keep telephone callers waiting 30 minutes

HMRC has come under attack over the time it takes to answer phone calls from taxpayers.

Tax | 01 Jun 2012

Top Tips on tax

Tax | 01 Jun 2012
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HMRC launches Tax Academy

HM Revenue & Customs has launched its new Tax Academy offering its trainee tax experts two professional degrees.

Tax | 01 Jun 2012

HMRC confirms that a further 310 employer schemes will join the Real Time Information (RTI) pilot

Over 100,000 employee records have been successfully received by HMRC since 10 volunteer employers joined the RTI pilot on 11 April.

Tax | 01 Jun 2012
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Online sellers have one month to register for tax opportunity

People trading on the internet who haven't paid all the tax they owe have just one month left to take part in an opportunity offered by HMRC to get their tax affairs in order on the best terms available.

Tax | 01 Jun 2012

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