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Child Benefit Claims Can Now be Made Online
For the first time in the 47 years since Child Benefit was launched, new parents can claim their Child Benefit online in a significantly faster way than the previous process allowed, according to HMRC. The previous method – which had been in place since 1977 – was to...
Mortgage Lenders Start a Price War – What This Means for You
Interest rates went up significantly in the last year, to the current Bank of England base rate of 5.25%, but in a change that is welcome for those looking to buy a house or remortgage, some lenders have begun a price war. Halifax and HSBC were two of the first...
Rumours Circulate Over HMRC Crackdown on eBay and Etsy Sales
Rumours have been circulating online that HMRC is set to crack down on tax avoidance on sales of goods on the likes of eBay and Etsy, but the basic rules haven’t changed, and anyone who was trading on one of these sites should always have been declaring their earnings...
Could You be Better Off by Claiming Marriage Allowance?
HMRC is encouraging those who are either married or in a civil partnership to check whether they could be up to £252 a year better off by claiming Marriage Allowance. It has launched a Marriage Allowance Calculator to help those who are unsure double check what they...
Dealing with a debt hangover from Christmas? Do this.
The festivities are over, all the food has been eaten, presents exchanged, and you will probably have already taken your Christmas decorations down. But for many people, the lasting legacy of Christmas isn’t just a few extra pounds around the midriff, but a lot of...
Autumn Statement NICs Changes in Detail
The biggest tax cuts announced by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement were in NICs, where self-employed people will no longer pay Class 2 NICs at all from April 6, 2024. Class 4 NICs will be reduced from 9% to 8% from the same date. Class 1 employee NICs – which...
Big Plans for Private and State Pensions
Pensions are set to have one of the biggest overhauls in recent memory, as the Chancellor also announced a consultation on plans that would bring significant changes to pensions in the UK. The biggest change would be a Lifetime Pension, more colloquially known as a...
Chancellor Announces Tax Cuts and Business Boosts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced several tax breaks for individuals and businesses in this year’s Autumn Statement ahead of the General Election next year. While they will help to put a little more money back into our pockets, other decisions made over many years, on...
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