Tell us: will you be affected by the UK’s ‘side-hustle tax’? We want to hear from sellers on sites like Ebay and Vinted or renters on Airbnb about new HMRC rules The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024
Martin Lewis issues alert to Vinted users over 'side hustle tax' Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has issued a brief explanation on X about whether users of Vinted and other digital platforms will have to… The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2024
Martin Lewis explains new tax rules to anyone making money with online side hustles Lewis clarifies confusion surrounding new HMRC rules The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024
HMRC doesn't know how many Scotland Office staff are based in Edinburgh hub HMRC doesn’t know how many staff the Scotland Office has working from the UK Government’s Edinburgh hub, The National can reveal. The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2024
Fashion in frenzy over “side hustle tax” on Depop, eBay and Vinted — but will you have to pay? New HMRC regulations have sent shock waves through the fashion crowd, many of whom rely on Depop, Vinted and eBay to top up their pay checks Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024
Vinted accounts closed as HMRC introduces new 'tax on side hustles' The HMRC tax on side hustles means digital platforms such as eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted must share seller information with HM Revenue… The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2024
Child Benefit major change: Millions more parents can claim online for the first time HM Revenue and Customs is encouraging parents to go digital rather than use the old paper system Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024
HMRC rolls out ‘side hustle tax’ for online sellers on eBay, Vinted and more Dgital platforms such as eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Amazon and Vinted must now share seller information with HMRC The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024
Gen Zers cashing in on selling their clothes online in the U.K. could have to declare their earnings to the taxman soon The new rule is set to help HMRC crackdown on tax evaders who do business via online platforms without declaring profits. Fortune · Jan 2, 2024
‘Side hustle tax’ to see online platforms share seller details with HMRC New rules that came into effect on January 1 mean digital platforms must share more seller information with tax authorities. The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024
Less than a month for nearly 5.7m people to meet self-assessment deadline Some 127 people saw in the new year by filing their tax return, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures. The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024
Selling goods online? Be warned: HMRC will soon know about it Whatever it is, from used clothes on Vinted, collectables on eBay, to Airbnb lets, profits will now be under scrutiny The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024
Glimmers of hope: your personal finance diary January-April 2024 As the cost of living crisis drags on, here are some dates that could make an improvement to your pocket The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023
UK house prices fall 1.8% in 2023, as FTSE 100 ends year up 3.8% – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as house prices defy fears of a crash, on the final trading day of 2023 The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023 4,757 ‘festive filers’ submitted tax returns on Christmas Day HM Revenue and Customs also recorded 8,876 returns submitted on Christmas Eve and 12,136 on Boxing Day.
The National (Scotland) · Dec 27, 2023 Woman spared jail following bid to defraud HMRC A businesswoman has been spared jail for her role in a serious organised crime bid to evade almost £200,000 of tax on half-a-tonne of smuggled…
Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023 HMRC's big boozy beer bash ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and how better to celebrate than host a big piss-up somewhere sunny?
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023 Tax self-assessment: Thousands face 'long phone queues' as HMRC moves services online ahead of Jan 31 deadline The Commons Treasury Committee criticised the move by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom away from self-assessment call handlers
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023 OPINION - Civil servants working from home doesn't work — my wife had to wait 160 weeks for probate instead of nine So, the civil servants are at it again. Or rather they’re not, as they’re still “working” from home, painting their toenails, doing the laundry, watching reruns of Deal or No Deal and sequencing automated email replies. As if it wasn’t enough that they’re complaining about having to go back to…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 Jette Nygaard-Andersen steps down as boss of Ladbrokes owner Entain Chief executive quits after betting group, which also owns Coral, agrees settlement over alleged bribery
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 Under-fire boss of Ladbrokes owner Entain takes off A report last week claimed shareholders were unhappy with her leadership, dealmaking and private jet use
International Business Times UK · Dec 12, 2023 US Multinationals Accused of Underpaying £5.6 Billion in UK Taxes US multinational companies contribute almost half of the total underpaid tax from foreign companies to the UK treasury.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 US multinationals underpaid £5.6bn in tax in UK last year, HMRC believes Total of £11.5bn in missing tax from foreign companies is suspected for 2022-23, according to UHY Hacker Young
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023 Queue time for UK tax helplines now worse than in pandemic Anger from MPs and experts after HM Revenue and Customs curbs phone advice until after January deadline
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023 Self-assessment helpline will focus on ‘priority queries’ in run-up to deadline Treasury Committee chairwoman Harriett Baldwin has written to HMRC CEO Jim Harra ‘to get much-needed answers about what this means for taxpayers’.