Worth Knowing.

January 2025 News Round Up. Tax deadline looms The self assessment deadline of 31 January is looming, with late submissions

New statistics show that cash ISAs remain a popular investment.  Every autumn HMRC publishes a set of annual savings statistics,

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has been crunching the numbers on the adequacy of pension contributions. One of the

HMRC is uncharacteristically keen to give money away, reminding young adults again that they may be due unclaimed child trust

A third deadline for topping up State Pension entitlement is now coming into view. “Don’t it always seem to go

Bank base rate decision – held at 4.75%.   The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced today that

Promised adjustments to pension law are missing a key element: increasingminimum contribution levels. The first King’s Speech of the new

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes a review of the cash savings market following evidence of some dubious tactics at work.

The pension challenges facing western governments are also confronting the world’s second most populous country. At what age should the

New data from HMRC show there are now more than a million people paying income tax at a rate of

Investors in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin should not forget the tax consequences of their digital wallets, says HMRC. HMRC regularly boosts