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Issuing a VAT invoice without registration or authorisation can lead to HMRC penalties, even if it is done by mistake.
A penalty may be charged by HMRC when an individual or business issues an unauthorised VAT invoice showing or including VAT
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Fraudsters are continuing to target taxpayers with scam emails as the deadline for submission of self-assessment returns for the 2024-25 tax year gets ever closer. In the 12 months to 31 July 2025, HMRC received more than 170,000 reports of
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Bereaved spouses who lost service pensions before 2015 have until 15 October 2025 to claim a one-off £87,500 recognition payment.
This scheme was launched in October 2023 to help war widows and widowers who lost their service-attributable pensions
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Speculation is growing that rates or allowances applied to dividend income may change in the next Budget.
The current tax rates for dividends received (in excess of the £500 dividend tax allowance) are as follows:
8.75% for basic rate taxpayers
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