Income tax
Economics / Markets
A plan to merge National Insurance (NI) with income tax would increase wages, create jobs and help reduce costs, business leaders have said.
18 November 2012
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Tax Planning
A report is calling for the 40p income tax threshold to be raised to stop hundreds of thousands of extra people falling into the bracket.
29 October 2012
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Tax Planning
Treasury minister David Gauke has said it is "morally wrong" to pay tradesmen in cash, in the hope of avoiding tax.
24 July 2012
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Tax Planning
The government has launched an online tax calculator enabling people to work out how much tax they have paid and how it is spent.
28 May 2012
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Tax Planning
The UK should introduce a single income tax of 30% as part of a radical reform of the taxation system designed to boost economic growth, an influential committee has said.
21 May 2012
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Tax Planning
Chancellor George Osborne has played down plans to limit tax relief for charitable giving.
23 April 2012
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Tax Planning
Labour has been defeated in its efforts to block controversial plans to freeze age-related income tax allowances for pensioners.
19 April 2012
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Tax Planning
Almost one in ten people earning over £10m per year pays less than the 20% basic rate of income tax, according to Treasury figures.
16 April 2012
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