The Latest Breaking News from HMRC

Married people urged to check if they are owed up to £1,242 from HMRC

Spouses and those in a civil partnership may be eligible for a cash boost, with HM Revenue and Customs urging people to make claims as the cost of living crisis continues.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 5, 2023

Money Saving Expert issue tax warning over risk of £100 fine

You could get a fine even if you have no tax to pay with people being urged to do so as soon as possible. The deadline comes into force at the end of this month.

Glasgow Live · Jan 4, 2023

Martin Lewis predicts exact payment dates for new £301, £300 and £299 cost of living cash lump sums

DWP released new details about the £900 cost of living payment earlier this week.

Daily Record · Jan 4, 2023

DWP confirms payment schedule for new cost of living cash support for 8m households starts this Spring

Details of how many instalments the £900 means-tested payment will be split into have also been announced.

Daily Record · Jan 3, 2023

7 easy mistakes to avoid on your tax return

Get it right to have HMRC off your mind for another year

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

Thousands of parents have just weeks left to check Child Benefit or risk fine

Child Benefit is a monthly payment available to parents or anyone in charge or looking after a child, but if you earn over £50,000, you will be liable to pay back some - or all - of it back

Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023

Self-employed Brits have just weeks left to submit tax return or risk £100 fine

The deadline to file an online self-assessment tax return for the 2012/22 tax year is January 31, 2023 - miss this date, and you risk being fined £100 plus interest

Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023

Vulnerable callers to HMRC tax helpline could be put through to Samaritans

It's thought HMRC is the first government department to offer a direct line to the Samaritans, in a £375,000 deal

Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022

HMRC urges couples to check for £252 tax break in new year to help boost finances

Married couples and those in civil partnerships can backdate claims by up to four tax years.

Daily Record · Dec 30, 2022

Scammers ‘exploiting cost of living crisis to steal money and information’

Texts and emails claim to offer government schemes for discounted energy bills and tax refunds

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022