Infographic: Budget Winners & Losers

March 20th, 2013

Deloitte have put together an infographic detailing the winners and losers from today’s budget.

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Free Record-Keeping iPhone App For The Self-Employed

April 9th, 2012

A new tax record-keeping iPhone app has been launched, designed to help the self-employed and very small businesses stay on top of their finances and tax commitments.

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Tax: Are You Giving More Than You Get?

November 23rd, 2011

“Your Money & How They Spend It” is a BBC TV programme which looks at how government collects and spends our taxes, and they’ve also put together a calculator to show how much tax you pay and what you get back in benefits and services.

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View Your Tax Statement Online

November 14th, 2011

The BBC reports that we may in the future be able to view our tax records online, if the Government’s attempts to make the tax system more transparent are followed through.

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Tax Rebate Scam Emails

October 19th, 2011

Scammers have wasted no time in trying to cash-in on HMRC’s announcement that 6 million of us are to receive tax rebates.

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Retailers Expected To Raise Prices Higher Than VAT Increase

January 3rd, 2011

Have you spotted any prices rising by more than the increase in VAT? If so, let us know.

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Tax Demand Letter Templates

September 9th, 2010

If you’ve been unlucky enough to get a tax demand from HMRC dropping through your letterbox this week, then you might find these tax demand letter templates useful.

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Emergency Budget Calculator

June 22nd, 2010

Struggling to work out whether you’ll be better or worse off after today’s emergency budget?

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Taxman Sends 50,000 Private Records To Wrong People

May 27th, 2010

The HMRC is in a bit of bother after it sent the private financial details of 50,000 tax credit claimants to the wrong addresses.

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Where Does Our Tax Get Spent?

May 4th, 2010

We’ve previously featured a chart showing where all of our taxes get spent, and now thanks to the not-for-profit organisatoin Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF), there’s a website that will show you in even more detail.

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