
More than 120 MPs and peers call for urgent student loan review
Student loan repayment rules face fresh scrutiny as more than 120 MPs and peers urge Chancellor John Healey to order an urgent review of the system.
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Student loan repayment rules face fresh scrutiny as more than 120 MPs and peers urge Chancellor John Healey to order an urgent review of the system.

New HMRC figures show non-dom tax and NICs liabilities rose to £13.6bn in the final year of the regime, even as the number of claimants fell…

UK recession risk returns to the forecasts as EY models what a closed Strait of Hormuz would do to inflation, growth and interest rates into 2027.

US tariffs on Japan, set at 12.5%, may make the UK a more attractive investment base, says Blick Rothenberg, as Japan's June exports rose 19.3 per…

VAT confusion is rising ahead of the 7 August filing deadline, with searches up 23% and half of owners unsure of key terms.

HMRC's draft Finance Bill scraps separate EMI grant notifications from April 2027, folding them into the annual return. What SME employers need to know.

Capital gains tax on inherited property could rise if the 'uplift on death' is scrapped. Experts explain why panic selling now could prove costly.

The Insolvency Service's new 50-strong taskforce will use AI analytics to catch directors who liquidate firms to dodge tax, amid an £800m phoenixism problem.

Businesses could be fined for paying PAYE and VAT on time but not by Direct Debit under HMRC plans. Accountants call it 'a fine for using…

HMRC's Supreme Court win in the BlueCrest case means more LLP members could be taxed as employees, triggering higher income tax and a 15% employer National…

HMRC will not appeal the PGMOL ruling that football referees are self-employed. Dave Chaplin says the decade-long case lays bare flaws in the CEST tool and…

Ministers are weighing whether parts of the crackdown on the £135 de minimis import relief used by Shein and Temu can land before 2029, as UK…

Dividend tax rates rose by two percentage points in April 2026 while the allowance held at £500. Here is what the change costs company directors in…

From April 2027 the cash ISA allowance falls to £12,000 for under-65s and a 22% charge will hit interest on cash in stocks & shares ISAs.…

Promoters in the recruitment and temporary labour sector are pushing a bogus payment ‘trick’ that HMRC says has no legal foundation — and SMEs further down…