Four tax mistakes to avoid

Tim Bennett rounds up this week’s personal finance news, including why you should get cracking on your tax return, and what to check before you book your summer holiday.

Time is running out for the six million people who haven't yet filed a self-assessment tax return, says Rupert Jones in The Guardian. The deadline is 31 January, but leaving it until the last minute to file could be costly as you're more likely to make mistakes.

Here are four to avoid: don't leave out items of income such as building society interest; don't mix up net (after tax) and gross (pre-tax) amounts; don't forget to check your tax code; and make sure to pay what you owe by the deadline. So if you haven't started yet, then get cracking!

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Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.

He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.