HMRC call centre staff are instructed to avoid asking additional questions and to limit calls with taxpayers to five minutes. Thousands of calls are left unanswered, the employee said, and…

Tax break for married couples has been confirmed. From the financial year 2015-16, married couples and those in civil partnerships will be able to transfer £1,050 of their income tax…

Are you taking advantage already? The UK's 1.5m micro-businesses are to be exempt from certain financial reporting requirements following a government consultation on implementing a new EU directive aimed at…

HMRC has extended the time that micro employers – those with nine or less employees – are allowed to report PAYE in real time. They will be allowed to continue…

Landlords who have failed to declare their rental earnings are being warned to pay up or face harsher penalties. HMRC’s Let Property Campaign is targeting widespread tax evasion on property…

HMRC is to change the tax status of agency staff from self-employed to employee in a move that could see the Treasury collect an extra £520m next year. The bulk…

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