5 d. ago SNP urged to cut tax for talented overseas workers to 'attract skills and investment'

SNP ministers have been told to realign income tax thresholds with the rest of the UK.

Economics

6 d. ago UK Government responds to calls to 'double' tax threshold for pensioners

A Government update has been issued after a petition was raised calling for the tax threshold for pensioners to be doubled

Politics

6 d. ago Government issues update amid calls to 'double' UK State Pension tax threshold

A parliamentary petition claims that "State Pensioners should have double the tax-free allowance"

Politics

7 d. ago Avoid HMRC 'threshold' fines selling on Vinted by using new tax tool

A free method has been launched to help Vinted sellers and side hustlers check if they've crossed the £1,000 tax threshold and calculate what they might owe HMRC

Politics

8 d. ago New tax tool can help people selling on Vinted avoid HMRC fines

‘Thriftmas’ Vinted sales are sending unaware sellers over the side hustle tax threshold.

Politics

2 w. ago Will your house be a 'mansion' by 2028? The London areas on the cusp of mansion tax threshold

Selling a home in the London villages where homes are approaching £2m just got harder with Labour’s mansion tax

Politics

2 w. ago Stealth tax raid hits incentives to work, save and even stay in the UK, warns Budget watchdog

David Miles, from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), suggested Rachel Reeves' freeze on income tax thresholds would weigh on growth in the economy.

Events

2 w. ago Martin Lewis says 'some exempt' as new State Pension to hit £12,570 tax threshold

Personal finance expert on his ITV show explained who would be taxed after the tax threshold was frozen - and if they'll have to fill out HMRC self assessment form

Economics

2 w. ago Sultana attacks the monarchy, Israel and ‘pathetic’ Labour in Your Party speech – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

Politics

2 w. ago Sultana addresses Your Party conference after securing ‘collective leadership’ victory – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

Politics

3 w. ago Homeowners rush to price properties just under ‘mansion tax’ thresholds

Estate agents say ‘bunching’ practice likely to pick up pace ahead of start of surcharge in April 2028

Society

3 w. ago London’s most affordable family home hotspots for well below the new £2 million 'mansion tax' threshold

The government has confirmed plans to impose a "mansion tax" by doubling the council tax on homes worth more than £2 million across the country.

Economics

3 w. ago Britain's biggest stealth tax to cost families £340BILLION with more than 10million paying higher rates

Rachel Reeves this week extended the freeze on income tax thresholds for another three years to help fund extra spending on benefits - hitting millions of working people in the process.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025 calendar with all important dates for when each big change kicks in

From changes to the state pension, to when the tax thresholds will finally be unfrozen, here is everything you need to know

Politics

3 w. ago State Pension rise leaves retirees just £22 from tax threshold

The Chancellor has confirmed a 4.8% rise in the State Pension with experts warning those on the full rate will breach the tax threshold soon

Economics

3 w. ago Bereaved families face higher inheritance tax bills as thresholds are now frozen until 2031

The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that the proportion of estates paying IHT will double to 10% by 2030.

Economics

3 w. ago Anyone earning under £35,000 given new £200 warning by experts

Workers earning under £35,000 could lose take-home pay due to frozen income tax thresholds extended for three more years, Resolution Foundation analysis warns

Events

3 w. ago Reeves’ stealth tax hits low earners harder than ‘sensible’ income tax change, says top think tank

People earning less than £35,000 a year will pay more than if chancellor had raised basic rate by 1p, says Resolution Foundation

Events

3 w. ago More than 500,000 people in London and South East to be dragged into paying 40% income tax after Reeves Budget

The Chancellor was facing criticism that she was hitting workers with tax rises to pay for more benefits

Economics

3 w. ago Income tax thresholds £12,570 update as impact shows £759 extra 'for poorest workers'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has extended the freeze on income tax bands until April 2031, raising £7.6 billion and pulling 1.7 million more people into paying higher rates

Economics