http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205460#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Your Tax Bill section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Mon, 14 May 2012 09:55:44 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205460#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 About 3.5 million taxpayers will receive a tax rebate in the next few weeks, averaging £379 each, for the 2011-12 tax year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18036866#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18036866 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:53:55 GMT Victims of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) could "inadvertently" be underpaying tax after receiving compensation payments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18032740#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18032740 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:48:07 GMT Callers have to wait for more than four minutes to speak to an adviser on the UK tax authority's helpline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17921850#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17921850 Wed, 02 May 2012 10:40:15 GMT About 12,000 people who had been told that they no longer needed to fill in self-assessment tax forms have been sent penalty notices in error. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17866817#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17866817 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:49:18 GMT Tax officials welcome ruling that prevents a group of wealthy investors from claiming more than £100m in tax relief. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17823613#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17823613 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:18:33 GMT All professional will-writers should be regulated, an advisory group has said, after uncovering cases of names being omitted from paperwork. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17814202#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17814202 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:03:02 GMT Labour fail in their Commons attempt to block government plans to freeze age-related tax allowances for pensioners - the so-called "granny tax". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17767827#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17767827 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:34 GMT Downing Street says there are "various options on table" to limit the tax relief on charitable donation and ministers want to "get the balance right". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17724415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17724415 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:43:18 GMT A pilot project has started that is set to herald a major change in the way tax bills are calculated, HM Revenue and Customs says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17679846#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17679846 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:35:35 GMT Chancellor George Osborne says he is "shocked" that some of the UK's wealthiest people organise their tax affairs so they pay very little. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17661011#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17661011 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:58:53 GMT Prime Minister David Cameron has defended tax and benefit changes coming into force, saying they will benefit 24m taxpayers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17619212#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17619212 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:09:43 GMT HMRC letters sent to 1.3m homes advising on changes to the child tax credit system are 'misleading' says a tax reform charity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17567679#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17567679 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:04:14 GMT More and more people on "relatively modest salaries" are being dragged into becoming higher-rate taxpayers, Budget analysis suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17475709#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17475709 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:04:20 GMT The government defend plans in the Budget to change tax allowances for the elderly, amid claims they amount to a raid on pensioners' incomes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17469252#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17469252 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:31:29 GMT Chancellor George Osborne is to set out plans in the Budget to give 20 million taxpayers a detailed breakdown of how their taxes are spent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17441237#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17441237 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:21:38 GMT People who trade on the internet are being targeted in HM Revenue and Customs' latest focus on unpaid tax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17371509#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17371509 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:52:56 GMT Tax disputes with big companies should be dealt with in exactly the same way as other taxpayers, a committee of MPs says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17300753#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17300753 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:31 GMT Barclays Bank is ordered by the Treasury to pay half-a-billion pounds in tax it tried to avoid, as retrospective legislation is introduced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17181213#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17181213 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:34:31 GMT More than 40% of households in England are facing a council tax rise from April despite the government funding a freeze on bills, a survey suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17215873#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17215873 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:51:45 GMT Some 850,000 people will receive penalty notices for failing to submit their tax returns on time - 550,000 fewer than a year ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17097736#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17097736 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:46:04 GMT Construction workers who are dodging tax have been told to pay up ahead of a planned crackdown by the UK tax authority. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16946997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16946997 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:39:20 GMT Some 2,000 people from the UK with money invested in Liechtenstein have come forward after the tax haven was put under the spotlight. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16928599#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16928599 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:03 GMT The P45 has been given a reprieve by the UK tax authority after employers said they did not want to see it go. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16910681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16910681 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:24 GMT The argument for the chancellor to cut taxes to boost the economy is stronger than it was a year ago, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16829768#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16829768 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:54:47 GMT Nick Clegg says he wants the coalition government to go "further and faster" in raising the level at which people start paying income tax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16730098#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16730098 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:38:11 GMT A committee of MPs criticises "cosy" deals between HM Revenue & Customs and large businesses, saying the exchequer has lost out on millions of pounds of tax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16253205#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16253205 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:54:51 GMT Some 20,000 staff providing advice on tax returns will hold walkouts on Monday over "privatisation", the PCS union says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16568190#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16568190 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:01:10 GMT The controversial head of the UK tax authority - Dave Hartnett - will retire in the summer of 2012, HM Revenue and Customs announces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16112348#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16112348 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:52:37 GMT About 2,500 doctors and dentists have been targeted by the authorities as probable tax dodgers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15753445#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15753445 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:11:48 GMT Every taxpayer may be given online access to their tax records, the government suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722698#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722698 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:15:55 GMT Pushing people to file tax returns online has been a real achievement but it is unclear whether it provides value for money, a report says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15693861#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15693861 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:30:27 GMT The poorest 20% of UK households spend a higher proportion of their disposable income on VAT than the richest 20%, the ONS says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15519727#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15519727 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:29:58 GMT A reduction in VAT relief on parcels sent to the UK from outside the EU is unlikely to be the last change, according to the UK Treasury. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-15526492#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-15526492 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:51:28 GMT About six million people are set to receive tax rebates, but another million will be told they have underpaid, after a computer system found discrepancies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15363168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15363168 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:15:48 GMT The UK tax authority is targeting 6,000 UK-based Swiss bank account holders who may not have declared all their income and gains. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15292013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15292013 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:31:20 GMT Chancellor George Osborne announces air passenger duty (APD) will be cut for direct long-haul routes from Northern Ireland airports. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15072772#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15072772 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:09:54 GMT The amount of tax that went uncollected was cut by £4bn to £35bn in 2009-10, HM Revenue and Customs estimates. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15001965#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15001965 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:45:10 GMT Replacement of fuel duty with a congestion charge is among a number of measures suggested in a tax blueprint by a leading think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14903028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14903028 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:33:56 GMT A UK government minister defends a deal with the Swiss that could capture tax of up to £5bn but keep account holders' identities hidden. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14662950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14662950 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:58:36 GMT The Press Complaints Commission rules that a Sunday Times headline was not misleading when it said Wayne Rooney only paid 2% tax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14559744#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14559744 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:59:02 GMT Income tax and National Insurance should be merged in a "historic step" to simplify tax, Chancellor George Osborne says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12832647#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12832647 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:11:52 GMT An expert explains why you should check a letter from HMRC that offers you a tax rebate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14187923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14187923 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:04:58 GMT That time of the year again.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16488585#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16488585 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:06:54 GMT As the government rules out revaluing council tax bands in England, how does local taxation work? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11402884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11402884 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:21:44 GMT Expert advice, from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, if you receive an unexpected tax bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15837405#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15837405 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:05:51 GMT How will a new system to prevent tax avoidance work? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17525977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17525977 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:03:33 GMT An expert answers more of your questions about tax, concentrating on capital gains tax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10294803#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10294803 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:46:41 GMT Your savings and investments http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150444#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150444 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:45:15 GMT Your debts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205461#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205461 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:45:23 GMT Your tax bill http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205460#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205460 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:45:35 GMT Life at work http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150445#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150445 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:45:52 GMT Pensions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150443#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150443 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:46:03 GMT Benefits and tax credits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205459#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205459 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:46:18 GMT Running a business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12205462 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:46:29 GMT Your home http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150361#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-12150361 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:44:58 GMT BBC guidelines for financial journalists http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/page/guidance-financial-summary http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/page/guidance-financial-summary Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:06:24 GMT VAT has gone up to 20 per cent - its highest standard rate ever. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12111689#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12111689 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:17:56 GMT A tax expert answers your questions on starting a business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17937374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17937374 Sun, 06 May 2012 16:04:19 GMT Amid a political furore, what are the rules on charitable giving? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17754809#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17754809 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:16:57 GMT Lifting the lid on how the wealthy avoid paying tax http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17665780#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17665780 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:12:14 GMT Sell things here, pay taxes there http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17625874#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17625874 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:38:05 GMT Why the 50p tax rate has not worked http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17465733#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17465733 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:03:26 GMT The facts behind the changes dubbed the 'granny tax' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17472829#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17472829 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:24:50 GMT The Budget makes things both simple and complex http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17461479#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17461479 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:34:51 GMT HMRC's new department on the trail of the offshore tax dodgers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16111639#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16111639 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:11:42 GMT What you pay and what you get back http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13633966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13633966 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:17:00 GMT How did MPs take advantage of both the expenses and the tax rules? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8109055.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8109055.stm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:23:50 GMT