Tax

Cigarette smokers will pay more under a new tax system to come into effect in a couple of months, the Chancellor announced in today's 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.

EE customers in London and the South East who left it to the last minute to complete their online self-assessment tax return were prevented from logging in to their HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) account last night, after a blip in the network meant text messages were blocked. HMRC has promised you won't be penalised if you've been affected, though.

Time is running out for millions of taxpayers to file their online self-assessment tax return by the end of the month. Act NOW to avoid a £100 fine for missing the deadline – especially if you're filing online for the first time, as it could take up to 10 days for first-time filers to receive an activation code.

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.

One million couples have successfully claimed the Government's marriage tax allowance, but another 3.2 million eligible couples have so far failed to lodge a claim that could net them £100s, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

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.

If you're a Barclays, Halifax or Co-operative Bank customer who earns 'rewards' in the form of monthly cash payments on your current account, you may owe tax.

Fraudsters pretending to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are expanding their unscrupulous activities after years of sending out fake emails to now calling unsuspecting consumers – and some are duping victims into paying them in gift cards and vouchers. But there are ways you can fight back against these phoneys.

Over three million people may have paid the wrong tax at the same time as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) cut customer service jobs, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.