We want everyone to have has much accessible information as possible about the tax system. Not just explanations of the regulations, but an understanding of how the rules apply to your own financial situation. Our calculators [...]
If you’ve noticed an increase in the price of your favourite fizzy pop recently, it’s most likely due to the government’s ‘Soft Drinks Industry Levy’ , or ‘Sugar Tax’ – as it has become known. In [...]
There are lots of moving parts to the car tax rules, some apply to the type of vehicle and some apply to the owner. We have a full guide to all the elements of car [...]
‘Stamp Duty Land Tax’, to give it its full name, is a tax you have to pay on any property or land you buy over a certain price in England, Northern Ireland and Wales up [...]
Let’s start with what CIS means – the Construction Industry Scheme. So if you are a ‘CIS subcontractor’, it means that you are a working as a subcontractor and you are registered for the Construction Industry [...]
Do you work in the voluntary sector? Find out how TaxAid can help you get the right information for your clients. Many of you working in the voluntary sector may have noticed an increase in [...]
What is TaxAid? TaxAid is an amazing charity that gives people on low incomes the tax advice they need - for free. ‘Low incomes’ is defined as those earning under £20,000 per year. They are [...]
VAT stands for Value Added Tax and it is a tax payable on most goods and services transactions in the UK and EU. Some items and services are exempt, some are liable for a particular [...]
You can claim a tax rebate whenever you have made a tax overpayment. This sounds so much simpler than it is. Literally millions of taxpayers do not know that they have made a tax overpayment. [...]
I have to pay tax on my pension? The short answer is, yes you do have to pay tax on your pension because some pension money is classed as taxable income. So, if your income [...]
