HMRC
What you need to know about Making Tax Digital (MTD)
What you need to know about Making Tax Digital (MTD) As the deadline for mandatory Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for affected taxpayers with income over £50,000 begins on Monday 6 April, HMRC has confirmed their preference is for taxpayers to file using MTD compatible software. The requirement to report quarterly will be…
Read MoreNational living wage rate goes up 4.1%
National living wage rate goes up 4.1% The government has confirmed above inflation rises in the national living wage with a 4.1% rise, while national minimum wage will go up 8.5% from 1 April 2026. This year’s hike to national living wage is down on last year’s 6.7%, which caught employers off guard. This time…
Read MoreEmployer NI up 23% with a record amount paid of £93.7bn
Employer NI up 23% with a record amount paid of £93.7bn Businesses hit by soaring employer national insurance (NI) raise billions in extra tax for the Treasury in first eight months of the tax year. The latest HMRC figures for November 2025 showed the tax take from employer NI was up 23%, with a record…
Read MoreHMRC to end letters in the post from March 2026
HMRC to end letters in the post from March 2026 HMRC have announced that to save in print and postage costs by £50m, letters will no longer be sent out automatically to taxpayers from next spring, with email alerts notifying them of new documents in their personal tax accounts or the HMRC app instead. This…
Read MoreHMRC cuts late payment interest rate to 7.75%
HMRC cuts late payment interest rate to 7.75% Following the recent cut in base rate, HMRC is going to reduce interest rates on late payments in the second week of January. HMRC interest rates for late payment and repayment will reduce by 0.25%. Late payment rates reduce to 7.75% from 9 January, while repayment rates reduce…
Read MoreBudget 2025 – 2% rise in income tax on property
Budget 2025 – 2% rise in income tax on property The chancellor announced in the November 2025 budget that for the first time; there will be separate tax rates for property income affecting earnings from renting lands and buildings. From April 2027, income tax on property rental and income will fall under a new property…
Read MoreBudget 2025 – Late Corporation Tax filings – Penalties have doubled
Budget 2025 – Late Corporation Tax filings – Penalties have doubled As part of the November 2025 budget, the government announced that the penalty regime needed to be updated to ‘counteract the effect of inflation since the penalties were introduced’ nearly 30 years ago back in 1998. This measure was one of many in the…
Read MoreHow much!
How much! Fiscal drag and tax rate increases across the board have pushed up monthly ‘tax take’ to £74.9bn in October, up £5bn on the same month last year, with the total HMRC tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) receipts so far this tax year for April to October 2025 hitting £513.7bn, which is £37.8bn higher year on…
Read MoreHMRC announces they are sending letters to taxpayers who will need to report quarterly
HMRC announces they are sending letters to taxpayers who will need to report quarterly In another push to drive awareness about Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, HMRC is writing to thousands of taxpayers with income over £50,000 who will fall under the reporting net! From April 2026, landlords and the self-employed /sole traders…
Read MoreHMRC sends 65,000 ‘nudge’ letters to crypto traders
HMRC sends 65,000 ‘nudge’ letters to crypto traders In a push to improve tax compliance, HMRC has sent out over 65,000 nudge letters to ‘hobby crypto traders’ it suspects are underpaying tax on gains. There is an estimated £12.9bn held by UK taxpayers in crypto, up from £7.8bn in 2022. HMRC has decided it is…
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