Tax

From today millions of people will begin to receive their first annual tax statement in the post, a document that sets out exactly how much they pay in to the Exchequer and how that money is spent.

If you need to file a paper self-assessment tax return and haven't already done so, do it now to avoid a hefty fine as the deadline is fast approaching . But if you do miss the deadline, don't file by paper – do it online instead.

Scotland is to scrap the abolute or 'slab structured' stamp duty system that exists in the rest of the UK in favour of a proportional system where tax is paid only on the portion of the purchase price that goes over each threshold, rather than the entire amount.

If you're one of the five million people who was informed they had overpaid or underpaid tax in the last financial year, you may well find another letter is on its way with a further revised calculation from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The DVLA's website has struggled to cope as thousands went online to try and renew their road tax after new rules came into force today.

Millions of workers face having to give money back to the Government after inadvertently paying the wrong amount of tax.

Millions of taxpayers will be better off, Chancellor George Osborne announced today. Overall, the Government says a typical worker will pay £800 a year less in tax as a result of today's moves. Here's why.

If you're filing a self-assessment tax form before 31 January deadline, watch out for websites that'll charge you up to £1,000 when you can do it yourself for free.

If you're self-employed and haven't already filed a self-assessment tax return, do it now to avoid a hefty fine, as the deadline is fast approaching.

Thousands of social housing tenants have been wrongly hit by the so-called bedroom tax and are due money back, it has emerged.