What is the High Income Child Benefit Charge?

If your income exceeds £60,000 and you or your partner receive Child Benefit, you can now choose to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through your PAYE code instead of filing a Self-Assessment return; a simpler way to stay compliant while keeping...

Heads up for company directors

As of April 2025, directors of close companies and self-employed taxpayers face new mandatory reporting requirements on their Self-Assessment returns. Up to 900,000 company directors and 1.2 million taxpayers carrying on a trade will be impacted by new rules that...

State benefits taxable and non-taxable

Many people rely on state benefits, but it is not always obvious which payments are taxable and which are tax-free. HMRC’s guidance outlines the following list of the most common state benefits on which Income Tax is payable, subject to the usual limits:...

Sharing income from jointly held property

The standard tax treatment for couples living together, whether married or in a civil partnership, is that income from jointly held property is split equally (50:50) between them, regardless of their actual ownership shares. However, if the ownership is unequal and...