National Insurance

James Hay Partnership's Neil MacGillivray explains how a client can get more for less.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has proposed extending VAT to nearly all spending - including financial services - following its wide-ranging review into the UK's tax system.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has revealed more than six million people continued to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) in 2008-09 despite having already qualified for a full state pension.

Boris Johnson has called on the Chancellor to cut National Insurance (NI) and scrap the 50p higher income tax rate.

The Government today issued a call for evidence as part of considerations to simplify the way it deals with income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs).

The Prime Minister has dealt a severe blow to the private medical insurance (PMI) industry's hopes of receiving tax relief to encourage public take up.

Merging income tax and National Insurance (NI) would dramatically reduce pension saving and private protection take-up, Jelf Employee Benefits has warned.

KPMG analysis of over 100,000 member records reveals the most common administration failings and how they are increasing fund liabilities by up to 5%.

Employee benefit consultants (EBCs) will face a variety of problems if the government merges income tax and national insurance (NI), experts say.

There is "no overriding reason" why a merger of national insurance (NI) and income tax should not go ahead, an actuary says.