National Insurance
Parents of young children, act now to protect your FULL state pension entitlement
New parents are missing out on national insurance credits because they're failing to claim child benefit
12 November 2016
10,000s of NHS staff facing tax reclaim chaos
More than 16,000 NHS workers who overpaid tax and national insurance while training have applied for a refund
4 November 2016
HMRC plans 'penalty points' system for those who miss tax returns deadline
The Government's proposing new penalties for those who are late filing their tax returns or paying their tax bill
17 August 2016
Eligible for carer's credit? You're putting your state pension at risk by not claiming
Up to 200,000 people are putting their state pension in jeopardy by not claiming carer's credit
27 May 2016
Budget 2016: Personal allowance tax threshold to rise to £11,500
The level at which people start to pay income tax will rise to £11,500 next April
16 March 2016
Thousands vent Twitter fury at HMRC over long call waits
Frustrated callers tweeted HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) more than 11,500 times over the past year to complain
9 September 2015
Summer Budget 2015: Income taxes to be cut
The Chancellor is to bring forward planned increases to both the personal allowance and the higher rate tax thresholds
8 July 2015
Queen's Speech 2015: Taxes to be frozen for five years
Measures to ban income tax, VAT and national insurance rises over the next five years have been announced by the Queen
27 May 2015
Tax credit renewal packs being sent out, but phone lines are jammed
HMRC sends out first batch of tax credit renewal packs, but recipients furious to find helpline jammed
29 April 2015
Budget 2015: Mini tax cut announced
The majority of people will get a small tax cut over the next few years, under new changes to the personal allowance
18 March 2015
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