6 h. ago Brit expat couple hit with £10k Spanish tax bill despite moving back to UK 5 years ago

Richard and Jane Brown retired to Spain in October 2010 but moved back to Rotherham in April 2017 - now a Spanish 'about turn' has seemingly caught them out

Economics

9 h. ago UK couple are hit with 'scam' £9,000 tax bill by Spanish authorities despite never having worked there

When the couple moved to Andalusia, Richard, 70, continued to pay tax on his UK pension to HMRC, meaning he did not have to pay any tax to Hacienda, the Spanish Treasury.

Economics

3 d. ago DWP Universal Credit migration deadline passes as tax credits officially end

The deadline for people to move from tax credits to Universal Credit has passed

Politics

7 d. ago Move over Dubai! The neighbouring country Brits are flocking to thanks to 'amazing healthcare', tax

Young people moving over there, most often settling in Qatar's capital Doha, have been keenly sharing their experiences - despite campaigners' human rights concerns.

Politics

1 week ago Trump repeats legally dubious threat to ‘take away’ Harvard’s tax

Federal law prohibits president from directing or influencing the IRS to investigate or audit an organizationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said again on Friday that he would be “taking away” Harvard’s tax-exempt status as a non-profit in a legally questionable move that escalates his ongoing feud with the elite university.“We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” Trump wrote on Truth Social in a more direct message than a post in April when he said “perhaps” the college should lose its tax-exempt status. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Moves to axe import tax breaks could add £21 to cost of a pair of trainers

Currently, shoppers can order goods from overseas without paying customs duty if they fall under the £135 Low Value Imports threshold

Economics

2 w. ago Trump administration’s budget cuts endanger Meals on Wheels: ‘life and death implications’

Trump team’s slashes to US health department threaten popular program that combats elder hunger and isolationThe Trump administration’s slashes to the Department of Health and Human Services is threatening Meals on Wheels, the popular program dedicated to combatting senior hunger and isolation. Despite decades of bipartisan support, Meals on Wheels now faces attacks from Republicans whose budget blueprint paves the way for deep cuts to nutrition and other social safety-net programs as a way to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.It’s a move anti-hunger advocates and policy experts warn could have disastrous ramifications for the millions of older Americans who rely on the program to eat each day. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Seattle crosswalk audio buttons hacked to imitate Jeff Bezos’ voice pleading not to tax the rich

‘Please, please don’t tax the rich. Otherwise, all the other billionaires will move to Florida, too,’ the Bezos impersonation says. Local officials said they were disturbed people would ‘disregard safety’ for a political stunt

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