HMRC

HMRC has extended by two days the deadline for taxpayers to file their online self-assessment tax returns, after industrial action threatened "chaos" at its call centres on deadline day.

QROPS that fail to take up proposed rule changes will not be hit by hefty member charges, according to David Higgins, technical expert director for Fairbairn's at Overseas Pensions.

Colin Batchelor of Legal & General Savings explains how your clients can still make significant contributions to their pensions despite a reduction in the annual allowance rules.

An industrial dispute between Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and their employers will create chaos on the day of the tax return deadline, experts have warned.

Large-scale SIPP provider mergers are likely throughout this year as many will not have the assets required if capital adequacy requirements are increased, according to Suffolk Life.

Proposed legislation designed to prevent the abuse of qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) could increase providers' costs by 150%, Fairbairns has warned.

A tax adviser has been found guilty of attempting to defraud clients of £70m with a tax avoidance scheme.

Letters sent out by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) informing people they have paid too little tax could be based on inaccurate figures, an accountancy firm has warned.

Financial advisers will lose out on an estimated £80m worth of commission when the government outlaws contracting out of the state pension into private vehicles in April, Standard Life has said.

Advisers are urged by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to warn expatriate clients to be on their guard against falling victim to ‘phishing' emails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the self-assessment deadline of 31 January.