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Published on 21 February 2023

Pay your tax before 3 March to avoid penalty

If you do not pay your 2021/22 Self Assessment tax bill before 3 March 2023, or agree a Time to Pay arrangement with HMRC before that date, then in most cases HMRC will charge a penalty equal to 5% of the outstanding amount....

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Published on 15 February 2023

Accessing your pension – tax issues to consider

Research suggests that the number of people accessing their private pensions has gone up, and that the amounts taken out of pensions are increasing. This may be for various reasons – for example, due to taking early retirement or to supplement living costs because of high rates of inflation. Here we...

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Published on 15 February 2023

Do you have a tax debt? Read our guide to late payment interest

HMRC interest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate. Over the last year, the interest rate for late payment of tax has more than doubled and, at the time of writing, is at 6% per year – the highest it has been since December 2008. If you have a tax debt, late payment interest may now be ...

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Published on 14 February 2023

Reducing your working hours? Check your National Insurance record

At some point in your working life, you might decide to reduce your working hours. If your income from work falls below certain limits, this might mean you lose out on qualifying years for National Insurance. This article highlights some things to think about. ...

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Published on 10 February 2023

Where to get help with tax if you do not speak English

For a long time, LITRG have been concerned about the problems that migrant workers to the UK might face in understanding and navigating the UK tax system. To help address this we have made a set of videos, translated into 12 different languages, to help migrant workers understand where to get tax he...

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