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Two million self-assessors ignore 'file early' alerts
Leaving it to the last-minute is the stressful, risky preference for 25% of HMRC customers.
Jan 11, 2019 | Money News'On the first day of Christmas...I did my tax return'
Some 2,500 people followed up Turkey and mince pieces with a self-assessment form.
Jan 6, 2019 | Money NewsFreelance trade body echoes Lords' call to delay MTD
‘Awareness, resources and costs are all grounds to give tiny traders longer on digital tax accounts.’
Dec 6, 2018 | Money NewsSelf-assessors warned on HMRC credit card ban
Early birds who last year dodged HMRC’s ‘customer-unfriendliness’ will now be caught too.
Dec 4, 2018 | Money NewsLords want digital tax accounts for small traders delayed
‘And even if MTD is postponed, small business owners must be persuaded not pushed.’
Nov 27, 2018 | Money NewsTaxman to talk Flat Rate VAT
The lowdown on going flat for VAT to go live tomorrow (and in December).
Nov 13, 2018 | Money NewsTraders’ unpaid VAT and corporation tax bills soar
HMRC not collecting record revenue amounts 'could drive people out of business.'
Nov 8, 2018 | Money NewsHMRC delays mandatory digital VAT filing for 'complex' cases
April's deadline gets put back for some to October, just days after minister’s ‘no delay’ claim.
Oct 22, 2018 | Money NewsHMRC wants to issue third-party data notices without having to ask
Taxman’s push to bypass ‘important’ safeguards on materials he’d like is being resisted.
Oct 19, 2018 | Money NewsFall in inflation 'unlikely to ease freelancers' financial fears'
September's cheaper prices may have merely moderated freelancers' financial anxiety levels.
Oct 18, 2018 | Money NewsNo more delay on MTD, VAT-freelancers warned
Small business minister rules out a further hiatus for digital tax accounts.
Oct 15, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Do I have to return the client's overpayment?
Experts disappoint a freelancer eying rights and recourse over an extra fee that was never his.
Oct 7, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers’ Questions: How to work out my Flat Rate VAT saving?
A holidaying accountant, plus an HMRC discount, adds up to confusion for one freelance company.
Sep 27, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers to feel inflationary squeeze 'more than employees'
Rising cost of travel to hard-hit those who have to absorb it themselves.
Sep 21, 2018 | Money NewsStripper's naughty nurse outfit ruled as a legitimate expense
Kinky costumes join the list of expenseable items, at least for one self-employed taxpayer.
Sep 19, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Now they're staying, what are Class 2 NICs?
Tax charity clarifies why a levy on the self-employed isn’t going anywhere.
Sep 18, 2018 | Money NewsVAT repayment proposal on late refunds 'unfair'
Calling time on the taxman’s 30-day clock is denounced as likely to hurt companies’ cashflow.
Sep 11, 2018 | Money News
Tax office taking longer to take your phone call
HMRC's five-minute response target almost missed, and its 10-minute waiting volume almost exceeded.
Aug 29, 2018 | Money NewsTaxman pays 41,000 people to be HMRC informers
Bounty payments totalling almost £350k go to people HMRC says should keep quiet.
Aug 28, 2018 | Money NewsDigital tax account documents ‘provide clarity’
VAT traders handed fresh guidance on what they’ll need to do from April 2019.
Aug 24, 2018 | Money NewsPoker tournament winner with a criminal past loses it all to HMRC
A once asset-poor fraudster who couldn't pay gets his newly won chip-stack taken away.
Aug 22, 2018 | Money NewsMPs call to bring self-employed under pension auto-enrolment
Tax returns tabled as the means to automatically deduct a small income percentage for your retirement.
Aug 13, 2018 | Money News'Soft landing' for digital tax accounts endorsed
Traders won’t be fined for first 12 months and will be allowed to ‘cut and paste’ – HMRC.
Jul 30, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers to vent VAT issues
A tell-all survey on Value Added Tax even has room for Brexit, MTD and IR35.
Jul 29, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: When do I need to make a payment on account?
Sounds like an eavesdropping freelancer needs to pay HMRC, and soon.
Jul 23, 2018 | Money NewsPeterborough tops late-paying cities table
Freelancers in and around a few Midlands cities tend to get paid later than anywhere else.
Jul 17, 2018 | Money News'Taxman likes to litigate, even in the face of defeat'
Even where its odds are poor, a revenue-led HMRC will still likely see you in court.
Jul 8, 2018 | Money NewsVAT-man hit for inability to say ‘yes, you’re right’
Officials not talking straight is adding to uncertainty for traders trying hard.
Jul 3, 2018 | Money NewsFreelance creatives to have their say on invoices
Survey says it’s heard the horror stories about being paid late -- now it wants the truth.
Jul 2, 2018 | Money NewsUnpaid invoice? I wouldn’t ask me, Small Business Commissioner admits
A 'candid' late payment tsar reveals success is still in single figures, despite him being operational for eight months.
Jun 19, 2018 | Money News
