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Business | Government pushes stocks & shares ISAs with a squirrel

In effort to persuade the public to invest in stocks & shares ISAs, Treasury launches ad campaign targeted at cash savers but issues about tax free status still not addressed

27 Apr 2026

Tax | Highest ever tax take at £939bn in single year

Soaring tax receipts up nearly 10% in just 12 months as hike in employer national insurance reaps huge benefits for the Treasury, capital gains tax explodes, and record amount of VAT collected

23 Apr 2026

Tax | 40% of employers could stop salary sacrifice pensions

Plan for salary sacrifice cap on pensions creates widespread uncertainty for employees as more than one in 10 companies already decide to end use

21 Apr 2026

Tax | Scottish election 2026: tax policies

With just over two weeks to go until Scotland goes to the polls, we examine the tax plans of the front runners to see the impact on businesses and individual taxpayers

21 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies MTD exemption rules and year one waiver

Following some confusion about exemptions to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, HMRC updates guidance to clarify situation for those claiming averaging relief in year one waiver

16 Apr 2026

Tax | Brits quitting the Gulf over war have 60-day tax window

With nearly 50,000 Brits estimated to have upped sticks and returned to the UK due to the war in the Middle East, complex statutory residence test (SRT) rules, benefits in kind and critical day counts could trigger high tax bills

15 Apr 2026

Tax | Economic stagnation as 75% of taxpayers say taxes too high

Rising costs and stagnant wages, coupled with record high tax rates for individuals and businesses, stifles growth, with majority of taxpayers ‘pessimistic’

14 Apr 2026

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Tax | Q&A: property investment company and IHT

In this week’s Q&A, David Woolley, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, examines the inheritance tax reliefs from seven-year rule to group shares and potentially exempt transfers

14 Apr 2026

Tax | 2.2m pensioners will pay tax on winter fuel payments

Highly contentious decision on eligibility for winter fuel payments means over two million pensioners with income over £35,000 will have to refund full £200 amount via tax system

13 Apr 2026

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Tax | HMRC to clamp down on director’s loan accounts

In a sweeping consultation, HMRC plans draconian reporting requirements on director’s loan accounts and participator loans to connected companies

10 Apr 2026

Tax | Designing a wealth tax is harder than proposing one

Talk of a wealth tax to raise billions may sound appealing in these straitened economic times, but it is fraught with complexity and risks the law of unintended consequences, argues Anthony Whatling, managing director, Alvarez & Marsal Tax

9 Apr 2026

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Increase in tax on dividends, directors’ loan interest rate rise, business asset disposal relief hike, frozen thresholds, inheritance tax for farmers and family businesses, Making Tax Digital starts, CIS, and more

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Only 185k signed up to Making Tax Digital

Latest figures from HMRC show 21% of taxpayers registered for MTD for Income Tax with nearly 700,000 not yet signed up and low numbers of individual taxpayers

2 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies how to exit MTD if income falls

With days until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax goes live for £50,000 plus landlords and self employed, HMRC clarifies exit options and cessation process

1 Apr 2026