Major change to child benefit rules after huge HMRC shake-up for thousands – are you affected?

A MAJOR change to child benefit has been announced following a shake-up that will impact hundreds of thousands of parents. You get child benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who ...
AccountingWEB

Agent authorisation through client's tax account

A new client has just requested my Government Gateway Agent ID so that they can authorise me as their agent through their HMRC tax account. He sent me a ...
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HMRC toughens checks on pension tax relief claims – could you be missing out on extra money?

The change is going to be a pain for some higher and additional rate taxpayers who are used to claiming already and who will ...
Finextra

Government Gateway hasn't heard of Single Sign On

I run a Children's Charity in my spare (!) time, and since I have 50 Employees the HMRC required me to to Register with the UK Government Gateway in order to make my End Of Tax Year Returns ...

Parents warned of HMRC deadline that could see them miss out on £1,354 a year

For those who did not receive a letter, or have misplaced it, they can still access the HMRC webpage to extend. Parents need to ensure they have their government gateway ID and password to hand, or ...

HMRC issues alert to anyone with a National Insurance number

You can apply for a National Insurance number if you’ve never had one. On the Government website, it advises using the HMRC app on your smartphone to check your National Insurance number. GOV.UK says: ...
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'Best kept secret' savings account offers 50% bonus rate

Help to Save customers have received over £220 million in bonus payments, which experts describe as an account that is "one of the best-kept secrets in personal finance." HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ...