Income tax

The number of people who actually pay inheritance tax is very small. But more and more estates are set to be dragged into its net, says David Prosser.…

The Covid-19 pandemic will complicate the self-assessment tax return process for 2019-20. What if you can’t pay? Ruth Jackson-Kirby has some advice.

Tackling our deficit with new levies would be economically and politically suicidal, says Max King.

Simplifying the tax system promises to cut incentives for evasion and avoidance, and boost work and entrepreneurship. Could it give post-Covid-19 Brit…

Greece is to offer a ten-year tax incentive to foreign pensioners. That’s a pretty good offer, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But it might not last.

By topping up a minimal salary with dividends, many owner/directors of small companies have fallen through the net when it comes to the government’s …

The authorities in Scotland are undermining the economy’s appeal. They had better watch out, says Matthew Lynn.

Our system of inheritance tax is needlessly complicated, says Merryn Somerset Webb. Here, she outlines one way in which the well-off could save over £…

The Labour Party has said that in its first Budget it would abolish non-domiciled status. But non-doms do pay tax, and they do have a choice where the…

Many people have not understood the tax implications of drawing down their money, meaning that savers withdrawing pension cash are handing over millio…

A withholding tax requires a person or company making a payment to someone else to withhold part of the payment and pay it to the government.

You don't need to hire the best accountants to protect your investments from the taxman. You can do it yourself, says John Stepek. Here's how.