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Child Benefit claimants are starting to receive redress from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after their payments were delayed earlier this month due to a "processing error". If you're one of around 577,000 people affected and you were left out of pocket or suffered distress, we've step-by-step guidance on how to complain below – and it's not too late to do so.

A new online service designed to simplify how you check and pay for voluntary national insurance (NI) contributions is now available. It should make the state pension boosting process quicker and easier for most people. But you WON'T be able to use this initial launch version of the tool if you're already getting your state pension or you're looking to fill gaps from when you were self-employed or working abroad.

If you need to contact HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for help with your tax return, you'll soon only be able to do through its webchat in most cases. That's because, starting from next month, HMRC will be closing its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the year – and will only open it for "priority" calls the rest of the time.

If you're one of the millions of taxpayers still to file their online self-assessment tax return or pay the tax due, you've just days left until the deadline. Here's what you need to do to avoid a £100 fine and interest charges of 7.75%.

If you sell goods online on sites such as eBay, Etsy or Vinted, rent out your home on Airbnb, or earn extra income from providing services via platforms including Deliveroo or Uber, then these firms will soon start passing on information about you to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This means it's vital to check if you need to declare your income through self-assessment and possibly pay tax on it.

If you're getting the state pension and receive a letter from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the post, DON'T bin it. It's not a scam, and it could help you boost your pension by £10,000s. Below we explain what you need to know and answer your most common questions.

If you're a woman in your 60s or 70s who stayed at home to care for children before 2010, you may be missing out on £1,000s in state pension payments due to errors in your national insurance record. You don't need to do anything for the time being, though you will need to claim your missing state pension payments later this year.

If you need to claim a tax refund for work-related expenses, make sure you claim directly through Gov.uk and avoid using tax rebate firms that'll pocket some of your cash. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that seven in 10 people who claimed work-related expenses for the 2021/2022 tax year did so via an agent, missing out on receiving the full amount they could have got back.

New measures designed to protect taxpayers against "unscrupulous tactics" used by some third-party tax rebate firms have been announced by HMRC. It follows an investigation by MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) into one third-party tax rebate firm that was alleged to have submitted claims using forged signatures, without consent.

If you're married or in a civil partnership, have had a PPI payout, wear a uniform to work or pay any income tax, you could be due £100s or even £1,000s in tax back – but you'll need to check urgently, as the crucial 5 April tax year deadline is approaching. That was the key message from MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live.