HM Revenue & Customs

£20k tax-free Isa allowance ‘hard to justify’

Business
Robert Johnson

Today the UK has one of the lowest savings rates in the G20, according to data from the OECD.  As interest rates ...

Jeremy Hunt orders HMRC to keep phone lines open

Business
Robert Johnson

Jeremy Hunt has ordered HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to scrap plans to close its phone lines over the summer. The Chancellor ...

HMRC to close phone lines every summer

Business
Robert Johnson

This trial was highly criticised by accountancy bodies and MPs, with the Treasury Select Committee last year grilling HMRC on the decision ...

Sellers on eBay, Vinted and Etsy hit with tax crackdown

Business
Robert Johnson

The tax man has launched a new crackdown on “side hustlers” who make money from selling items online. From the New Year, ...