What happens to Marriage Allowance when you separate or divorce in 2026/27: when to cancel it, tax year treatment, backdating claims and how HMRC handles the transfer.
The difference between nominee drawdown and successor drawdown for inherited pensions in 2026/27 — who can use each route, how the beneficiary's own death affects the fund, and the tax treatment.
When Plan 5 student loans are written off, how the 40-year clock starts, and what it means for graduates who will never fully repay their loan.
How potentially exempt transfers and the 7-year Inheritance Tax rule work in 2026/27 — taper relief, worked examples, and why gifts made shortly before death can still create a tax bill.
How Capital Gains Tax applies when executors sell an inherited property during probate in 2026/27 — the probate value uplift, the executors' annual exemption, and reporting deadlines.
How the residence nil rate band downsizing addition protects Inheritance Tax relief when someone sells or downsizes their home before death — the rules, worked example and claim process for 2026/27.
If you're self-employed or have untaxed income, your second Self Assessment payment on account for 2025/26 is due by 31 July 2026. Miss it and HMRC starts charging interest the next day. Here's exactly what you owe and how to work it out.
How Self Assessment payments on account work in 2026/27, when you can legitimately reduce them, and the penalty risk if you reduce them by too much.
The difference between Self Assessment payments on account and the balancing payment — and why your first 31 January bill often includes three separate amounts added together, in 2026/27.
Selling on Vinted, doing weekend freelance work, driving for a delivery app — side income is taxable above certain thresholds, and HMRC now gets data directly from platforms. Here's exactly when you need to register and what you owe.
How a spousal bypass trust can keep pension death benefits outside a surviving spouse's own estate in 2026/27, why it is used, and how the incoming pension IHT changes affect the strategy.
How tuition fee loans are repaid through the student loan system in 2026/27 — thresholds, interest rates and how the loan interacts with your payslip.
