Taxes
Self Assessment: register by 5 October or face a penalty
If you need to file a Self Assessment return for the first time, you must tell HMRC by 5 October following the end of…
Guides
111 plain-English guides to UK tax, written and reviewed in-house — each one with the calculator it needs built in.
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Business Finance
Payments on account: why your January tax bill is 150% of what you expected
If your Self Assessment bill is over £1,000, HMRC also asks for two payments on account towards next year, each half the…
Taxes
Side hustle tax: the £1,000 trading allowance and what HMRC already sees
You can earn £1,000 of gross trading income a year tax-free under the trading allowance. Online platforms including…
Benefits
Carer's Allowance and the earnings limit: how the overpayment trap works
Carer's Allowance has a cliff-edge earnings limit. Earn a penny over it in any week and you lose the entire payment for…
Pensions
Pension Annual Allowance 2026/27: the £60,000 limit, carry forward and the taper
The pension annual allowance for 2026/27 is £60,000. It covers your contributions, your employer's and the tax relief…
Pensions
Pension recycling rules: when paying your tax-free lump sum back in is taxed
Recycling means using pension tax-free cash to fund significantly increased pension contributions. If all of HMRC's…
Pensions
What happens to your pension when you die: the age-75 rule explained
A defined contribution pension does not pass under your will. Scheme trustees decide who receives it, guided by your…
Pensions
Pension or ISA: which is actually better for retirement?
A pension gives tax relief going in and taxes most of what comes out. An ISA is funded from taxed income and pays out…
Pensions
Small pension pots: the £10,000 rule and trivial commutation
A pension pot worth £10,000 or less can be taken as a one-off lump sum under the small pots rule, with 25% tax-free.…
Taxes
Working from home tax relief: withdrawn for employees from April 2026
Employees can no longer claim working from home tax relief - it was withdrawn from 6 April 2026. You can still claim…
Taxes
Uniform and tools tax rebate: flat rate expenses by job
If you wash a work uniform or buy your own tools, you can claim a flat rate expense without keeping receipts. The…
Business Finance
Mileage claims for the self-employed: flat rate vs actual costs
The self-employed can claim business mileage using the simplified flat rate of 55p a mile for the first 10,000 miles and…
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