National Insurance

Plans to raise national insurance rates payable by the self-employed have been unexpectedly scrapped by Chancellor Philip Hammond, less than a week after being announced in the Spring Budget.

HM Revenue & Customs has halted tax refund payouts to NHS clinical psychologists after deciding they AREN'T usually covered by special rules which have seen some already reclaim more than £10,000, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

Thousands of grandparents who have given up work to help look after their grandchildren could be missing out on a state pension boost worth £1,000s over the course of their retirement, new research has revealed. But you can act now to protect your pension.

If your first child was born since 2013 and you don't bother claiming child benefit because of means-testing rules, you could be putting your state pension at risk – act NOW to protect it.

More than 11,000 NHS workers who overpaid tax and national insurance while training have applied for a refund since April, with many more thought to be owed money – but those reclaiming face a "long, laborious and inconsistent" process.

Self-assessment tax-return filers could face a 'penalty points' system if they miss deadlines while tardy tax-bill payers face fines of up to triple the current maximum, under Government proposals unveiled this week.

Up to 200,000 people are putting their state pension in jeopardy by not claiming carer's credit – a benefit that plugs gaps in your national insurance record when you're not able to work because you're caring for someone.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a range of tax cuts for individuals, with the headline news being that the level at which people start to pay income tax will rise to £11,500 in April next year.

Frustrated callers tweeted HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) more than 11,500 times over the past year to complain about long waits to be answered, according to a charity.