The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is making slow progress on addressing State Pension errors for around 194,000 parents who are being denied a full State Pension because they have not had the correct information applied to their National Insurance records....
HMRC app helps with student finance applications
An app from HMRC which provides information such as your National Insurance number and tax information has been flagged by the taxman to help students completing their A’ Levels this year and planning to head to university in September. Anyone who is applying for...
Tipping Act Code of Practice to bring fairness to employees
Whenever you leave a tip in a restaurant or a hairdressing salon, for example, you would hope that the tip money you left will go directly to the person who provided you the service you are tipping for. But for many restaurants and other industries, that hasn’t always...
Employees paid on a Thursday or Friday could face extra tax in 2024/25
Thousands of people in the UK who are paid weekly could find themselves making extra tax payments this year if they are paid on a Thursday or Friday. Employees paid on Thursday 4 April or Friday 5 April may need to pay extra tax as they would have received 53 payments...
Budget changes and what they mean for you
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Budget statement to Parliament on March 6, and there were various changes that should benefit individual taxpayers and businesses. One of the biggest announcements, which takes effect from April 6, is a further reduction in...
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...
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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