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Direct sellers have just one week to settle tax bills

3 Months ago at 7:00
People who sell directly to customers and who haven't paid all the tax they owe have one week left to take part in an opportunity ...

Isle of Man no longer a tax haven under tax deal

3 Months ago at 7:00
HMRC has announced that Britons concealing money in the Isle of Man have three years to own up and get their affairs in ...

Report changes, tax credit claimants told

3 Months ago at 14:14
Tax credits claimants are reminded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today to report changes in their circumstances - or they may ...

Brits face 12 years of hardship in retirement after savings run out

3 Months ago at 7:00
UK tops global savings gap league table as worst-prepared for later life. Today's workers will run out of savings just ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management reveals Junior ISA trends one year after launch

3 Months ago at 7:00
Emerging markets fund choices suggest parents appreciate benefits of long-term investment horizon One year after the launch of ...

Changing ways Brits spend their money over the decade

3 Months ago at 7:00
Latest data reveals £58bn spent on entertainment, 60% more than in 2001 as we nearly double our spending in restaurants and ...

Tax avoidance: tackling marketed avoidance schemes

3 Months ago at 7:00
HMRC should name and shame those who sell or use tax avoidance schemes Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of ...

11 million pushed into unauthorised overdraft because of bank charges

3 Months ago at 7:00
- 57% of people who have incurred bank charges - more than 11 million - have been pushed into an unauthorised overdraft as a ...

Savers set to stash away £117 billion in cash ISAs this year

3 Months ago at 7:00
- 31.5 million Brits (63%) intend to save into a cash ISA in the current tax year - a 26% increase on last year - Despite ...

Thousands more face ‘death tax’ each year

3 Months ago at 9:40
- Number of estates paying IHT increased by 3,000 to 20,000 in 2011/12 - The end of the tax year is an ideal time to maximise ...