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Published on 4 October 2023

Act now to meet 31 October paper tax return deadline!

This year, HMRC decided to stop automatically sending out paper returns to many taxpayers. HMRC have also changed the downloadable version of the form to indicate it is now ‘for reference only’. If you need to complete your 2022/23 tax return on paper but have not yet received or ordered one from ...

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Published on 19 September 2023

LITRG’s top tips to make completing your tax return easier

Now that the days are getting shorter as summer comes to an end, are you beginning to turn your attention to completing your 2022/23 self assessment tax return? If so, this article gives you some top tips to simplify the whole process for you.

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Published on 14 September 2023

Spreading your tax bill – budget payment plans

If you pay tax under self assessment, it can sometimes be difficult to ensure you have enough money to pay HMRC when the payment deadline arrives. It is often a good idea to put money aside regularly to pay your tax. Here we look at how HMRC budget payment plans work and how these can ease the ...

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Published on 5 September 2023

Why is my tax refund being sent to a third party I’ve never heard of?

This is a question we are seeing being asked more and more, whether on HMRC’s online channels, in consumer internet forums, or in feedback received via our own website. It seems to be particularly prevalent when it comes to tax refund claims for PPI interest.Here we explain why you might be due a ...

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Published on 30 August 2023

Child benefit tax trap warning for separated couples

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is asking separated couples to check that their child benefit claims do not unwittingly leave them exposed to the high income child benefit charge (HICBC).1 

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