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An experienced investor’s end of tax year checklistThe clock is ticking down before the end of the 2025/26 tax year, when any tax-free savings and investment allowances are lost. For experienced investors, though, the deadline for some tax-saving schemes is even earlier.
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13 ways to get a tax-free income every yearMillions more people are paying income tax as a result of frozen thresholds. But there are still more than a dozen ways to generate an income legally without handing over any of it to HMRC.
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More than 200,000 landlords and sole traders ‘face up to 10%’ cost hike as Making Tax Digital loomsAround 212,500 UK businesses face potentially ‘tens of millions’ in extra accountancy costs under the government’s incoming Making Tax Digital initiative, experts have warned
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Inheritance tax investigations chase 14,000 bereaved families for underpaymentHMRC investigated a third more families over inheritance tax bills in the three years to April 2025 following a government crackdown on underpayments.
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How to navigate the inheritance tax paperwork maze in nine clear stepsFamilies who cope best with inheritance tax (IHT) paperwork are those who plan ahead, say experts. We look at all documents you need to gather, regardless of whether you have an IHT bill to pay.
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Average income tax by area: The parts of the UK paying the most tax mappedThe UK’s total income tax bill was £240.7 billion 2022/23, but the tax burden is not spread equally around the country. We look at the towns and boroughs that have the highest average income tax bill.
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Inheritance tax investigations net HMRC an extra £246m from bereaved familiesHMRC embarked on almost 4,000 probes into unpaid inheritance tax in the year to last April, new figures show, in an increasingly tough crackdown on families it thinks have tried to evade their full bill
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How to file a self-assessment tax returnMillions of people in the UK have to file a tax return to HMRC every year. We share our step-by-step guide.
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How Junior ISAs could help with inheritance tax planningLooming inheritance tax changes will limit how much pension wealth can be passed on but more people may be maxing out their loved ones’ JISA allowance instead
