Payments for taking part in clinical drug trials or paid plasma donation are treated differently to normal earnings under UK tax rules. Here's how 2026/27 tax and benefits interaction works.
Marriage Allowance is worth up to £252 a year — but only married couples and civil partners can claim it. Cohabiting couples are excluded entirely, no matter how long they've lived together. Here's why, and what alternatives actually exist.
Self-employed commercial drone pilots doing aerial photography, surveying or inspection work face specific CAA licensing and equipment questions. How 2026/27 Self Assessment applies.
Company car tax depends on the car's list price, its CO2 emissions band, and your own Income Tax rate. Here's exactly how the benefit-in-kind charge is worked out for 2026/27, with petrol, hybrid and electric examples.
Social media content creators earn from brand deals, platform payouts and sometimes gifted products, all of which have specific tax treatment. Full worked example on £32,000 turnover.
Own-van couriers working for DPD, Amazon Flex, Evri and parcel firms are self-employed subcontractors, not gig-app riders. Full worked example on van finance, fuel and the real tax bill on £38,000 turnover.
How UK tax applies to cruise ship crew in 2026/27, covering the Statutory Residence Test, Seafarers' Earnings Deduction, and National Insurance while working at sea.
The specific records HMRC expects UK crypto investors to keep for Capital Gains Tax purposes in 2026/27, including pooling, disposal events and exchange data gaps.
Splitting a nanny between two families changes who employs the nanny, how PAYE works, and how Tax-Free Childcare applies to each family. The nanny-share tax mechanics for 2026/27.
How a deed of variation lets beneficiaries redirect an inheritance within two years of death for Inheritance Tax purposes in 2026/27, and the conditions that must be met for it to work.
The two key National Insurance thresholds that shape the classic director salary-and-dividends strategy, and how the Employment Allowance changes the calculation, in 2026/27.
How self-employed and employed distillery tour guides in Scotland are taxed in 2026/27, including Scottish Income Tax bands and highland tourist-season patterns.
