As HMRC claws in £24.3bn in capital gains tax (CGT) in a single year, Clare Stinton, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains ways to use allowances to minimise tax liability
Nearly three million pension savers in work set to reduce amount of money they pay into pensions show latest figures from HMRC in first indication of the sweeping impact of the change to tax relief
April tax figures show big increase in income tax and capital gains tax as HMRC pulls in more revenue from high tax burden, and huge hikes at the forecourt see more VAT going to the Treasury
When the salary sacrifice NI threshold is capped at £2,000, there will be hidden costs for employers and staff alike, as the change cuts across different income bands, warns Adele Clapp, tax director at Bishop Fleming
Tax was largely absent from the King’s Speech, but the challenges facing the UK’s tax system are only getting harder to ignore with such a tortured and immense tax code. Katie Close CA, director of tax at ICAS calls for urgent change
Chris Thorpe, technical officer at the Chartered Institute of Taxation, cuts through the jargon and explains how the deceased’s assets can get to the beneficiaries via a Will, intestacy or gifts made in life, and tax considerations
In this week’s Q&A, Paul Knott, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, considers the restrictions on revoking an option to tax (OTT) prior to a property sale
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
Massive overhaul of inheritance tax on pension assets will be difficult for executors to manage with HMRC’s lack of flexibility on short six-month IHT payment deadline
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