Tax

Nettle beer 'not alcopop'

A family business is to take the taxman to court over its ruling that their stinging nettle "beer" is an alcopop.

Inside Tax

Do you really want to save tax? There's a deadline approaching

Saturday, 2 April 2011

The end of another tax year leaves you with just a few days to make the most of 2010-11 allowances.

MPs call for inquiry into tax avoidance by companies

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Nigel Morris: MPs are pressing for a Commons inquiry into levels of tax avoidance by multinational companies.

Version of 'mansion tax' may come in, says Cable

Monday, 28 March 2011

The rich could face a new charge on the value of their homes in return for a cut in the top rate of income tax, the Business Secretary Vince Cable said last night.

Tax changes may not be enough to help charities

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Changes to the inheritance tax rules aimed at raising an extra £300m a year for charities announced in Wednesday's Budget, may not achieve the desired effect, a tax expert has warned.

Fixed or variable, ISA or bond?

Sunday, 27 March 2011

With the base rate likely to rise soon, where you put your cash will involve risk.

Income tax: Help for the poor now - and for the rich in time

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Simon Read: Lower tax threshold raised but Osborne indicates 50p tax rate will not survive.

Fuel tax: Respite from the relentless rise in fuel prices – for now

Thursday, 24 March 2011

There was some relief for motorists after the Chancellor announced a surprise reduction in fuel duties alongside an expected delay in a planned rise due next week.

Taxes: Winners and losers

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Personal Finance Editor Simon Read casts his eye over tax calculations prepared by expert accountants for The Independent.

Aviation tax: Flights tax increase is grounded for a year

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Holidaymakers were spared an increase in flight taxes after George Osborne delayed a with-inflation rise in Air Passenger Duty (APD) until April 2012. The Chancellor said he would propose clawing back some of the money by imposing a tax on private jet users, who are currently exempt from APD.

Services: Council tax bills to freeze or fall

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Although not part of the Budget, the Government announced yesterday that council tax is to be frozen or reduced in every local-authority area in England this year – the first year since the tax was introduced in 1993 that it has not increased.

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