The most recent financial figures released by Google show that they are paying more tax in the UK than in the previous tax year. But is it a true representation of their British income? Google’s [...]
From today, the two million taxpayers that are on minimum wage will see their hourly rate go up. There are different rates for people in different age brackets. Any rise in income is good news. [...]
Last year, we reported on the MoD’s resolution to the problem of military personnel based in Scotland paying more income tax than their counterparts living in other parts of the UK. This is because the [...]
The BBC journalist Colin Campbell went undercover as a self employed builder in order to uncover the illegal trade in receipts. These are then used as evidence to defraud HMRC of both VAT and income [...]
There are many reports about the damage social media usage can do to people’s mental health, particularly young people. Online bullying, suicide guides and self harm ‘tips’ are all part of our relatively new online [...]
I’m sure we’ve all had a good old whinge about HMRC phone queues, or moaned about the fact that any part of our hard earned money disappears into the Tax Office. But our country couldn’t [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond included increases to the duty paid on some alcohol in his October Budget. They come into effect this month and retailers usually pass on such tax rises to their customers. Which alcohol [...]
We can all agree that our tax system is complicated. One of the biggest problems with this, is that many taxpayers are paying the wrong amount of tax just because they don’t fully understand the [...]
Nottingham’s council started a Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) in 2012. They now have a revamped station, measures to encouraging cycling and a new tram paid, for by the money raised by this additional tax. What [...]
There is a vast array of programmes and feature articles about the luxury lifestyle of Britain’s highest earners. It is easy for displays of extravagance to provoke feelings of envy, or judgement at their perceived [...]
