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.
A precise worked example of how Inheritance Tax taper relief reduces tax on a lifetime gift made 3 to 7 years before death in 2026/27, and why it rarely helps as much as people expect.
Comparing term assurance and whole-of-life insurance as ways to cover a future Inheritance Tax bill in 2026/27, including cost, certainty of payout, and which suits which estate.
How to handle the final tax return when you stop trading as a sole trader in 2026/27 — basis period rules, overlap relief, terminal loss relief and the deadline that catches people out.
Payroll Giving donates from your gross salary at your full marginal tax rate immediately. Gift Aid donates from net income and requires higher-rate taxpayers to reclaim relief via Self Assessment. Compare both for 2026/27.
Working remotely from the UK for an overseas employer doesn't automatically mean you avoid UK tax. The Statutory Residence Test looks at your physical presence and ties to the UK, not where your employer is based.
Since April 2025, the remittance basis for non-doms has been replaced by the 4-year Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime. Here's who qualifies, what it offers, and what happens after year four.
Private school fees have carried 20% VAT since January 2025. Here's what's taxed, what's still exempt, a worked cost example, and planning considerations for parents in 2026.
How writing a whole-of-life insurance policy in trust removes the payout from your estate, why it matters for Inheritance Tax in 2026/27, and how the numbers stack up.
