Cutting tax

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....saved me a massive amount in tax and I have another £10k in my pension as a result of lowering my NAI to "beat" the 100k tax trap by making a pension contribution in March. Many helped but I would especially like to thank @Dazed_and_C0nfused for his/her help.

One budget announcement that seems to have sneaked under the radar (haven't seen it mentioned on here, apologies if I missed it) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-removal-of-the-tax-relief-for-additional-homeworking-expenses Interestingly employers can still reimburse costs but individuals can't claim…

I thought this was interesting, HMRC have been taking some steps to try to protect taxpayers from unscrupulous agents. Though it’s only a matter of time before someone grumbles about it! https://www.litrg.org.uk/news/new-rules-claiming-tax-refunds-using-agent

Yesterday they announced closure of the helpline between April and September: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmrc-encourages-customers-to-interact-online-with-changes-to-its-self-assessment-paye-and-vat-services https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2024/03/hmrc-self-assessment-phonelines/ and today that's been…

An item not generally reported In the latest budget was a proposal which will affect PAYE and self assessment tax payers. They are proposing that self assessment taxpayers with PAYE income will pay their self assessment liabilities in-year via PAYE from April 2029.They want to make a mandatory adjustment to your tax code…

A doozie from the latest budget... but not one I have seen mentioned much. Thoguht I'd share. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enterprise-investment-scheme-eis-and-venture-capital-trusts-vct-changes/venture-capital-trusts-enterprise-investment-scheme-investment-limit-increase-and-restructure * Section…

For me anyway. Trying to work out how they think my PS pension will pay less than last this year :(

I'm keying in figures into my 25/26 personal tax return having made 1 payment on account for that tax year already and another due in July. In the main self assessment (right up to the calculation and "submit" button), I don't see either of those 2 payments on account featuring anywhere, and instead the balancing payment…

Found below in news feed today, thought some may find useful… ***************** A tax code is a series of numbers and letters used by employers or pension providers to work out how much tax should be deducted from your pay or pension at source. Anyone in employment or with a private pension will have one. Making sense of…

It seems that random tax code change season has come round again, a bit late this year, so probably best for everyone to have a quick look. I check mine at least once a week during October / November and today it paid off. Every April I put £2880 into my SIPP Every April I update that income stream to show £2700 taxable…

Hi, not sure if anyone else has found themselves in the same situation as me. Last year I was asked to fill in a self-assessment and then later got a simple assessment. I didn't twig what the simple assessment was and at the end of the year filled in a self-assessment and paid the outstanding tax from untaxed interest.…

 It won't be news to many on here but the report published today is grim reading: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/46301/documents/233200/default/

Could somebody on a purely taxation basis explain why Framers are complaining over Inheritance Tax. They get an extra £1m allowance and pay at half the normal rate and have 10 years to pay. Most importantly unlike SIPPs they can use Potentially Exempt Transfers to pass on entire operating farms to future generations. I can…

Recently found out that my mother lost her 25% Council tax discount when she moved to a smaller property after her husband passed away. It transpires that you HAVE to reapply if you move home. We were lucky enough to get a refund of over £4000 but had to get an affidavit to confirm our claim. Please passs this on,…

With 2 years to go until I can claim my state pension, I currently have payments from 3 pensions. A pays £3401pa - a figure that will never change B pays £1842pa - a figure that will never change C pays £2696pa - with annual increases of anything up to 5% So a TOTAL income this year of £7939 A has tax code 659L B has tax…

I had an idea a few months ago about a methodology to increase tax savings when making salary sacrifice pension contributions. In short, due to the way NI is calculated (on a monthly basis with bands 0%, 12% and 2%), we can save by making our pension payments over as few months as possible, rather than spreading them out…

Over the years I have been confused by numerous examples of poor wording from HMRC. If it wasn’t bad enough that tax rules are incredibly confusing, we have to put up with ambiguous, misleading and often illogical wording. The purpose here is to highlight these with a view to providing a level of clarity, preferably…

Households should beware cold callers asking for their bank account details in order to seemingly pay them the Government’s £150 council tax rebate, as it’s likely to be a scam. MoneySavingExpert.com has seen a number of reports from councils urging residents to beware of fraudsters, while officials have also cautioned…

The quick-read here is the OOTLAR: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2020-overview-of-tax-legislation-and-rates-ootlar but did anyone proof-read it? Page 25:"Dividend rate(3)... Tax year 2019-20...Tax year 2020-21", footnoted: "(3) Apply to dividend income received above the £5,000 tax-free Dividend…

Obviously it depends on circumstances, but what about a situation where a family member has no assets and needs care, but the social services are reluctant to fund the care adequately ( not an uncommon situation I guess) . So if a close but better off family member helps out by paying a care agency directly for example,…