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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
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UK HMRC MTD deadline & payment pressure
8 clusters · 25 sources · last updated
Latest: Making Tax Digital: Less than half of taxpayers met first deadline
The first Making Tax Digital (MTD) quarterly filing deadline for 864,000 UK sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000 passed on 7 August 2026. Data from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) indicates that fewer than half of
UK inheritance tax reform and pension tax impact
19 clusters · 42 sources · last updated
Latest: UK inheritance tax reforms to include pensions in taxable estates
HMRC guidance remains that from 6 April 2027, most private and workplace pension savings and death benefits will be treated as part of an estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes. To mitigate this, the incoming Burnham
UK pension funding, tax and admin challenges
5 clusters · 14 sources · last updated
Latest: HMRC issues £50m pension tax refunds and P800 letters to 700,000 claimants
A July 2026 consultancy report warned that life‑expectancy assumptions may be reaching an inflection point, forcing pension trustees to raise longevity assumptions and increase the cost of longevity swaps. At the same ti
UK financial entitlement gaps continue
8 clusters · 20 sources · last updated
Latest: HMRC issues new guidance for parents on child benefit and tax‑free childcare
Late June 2026 a Policy in Practice report confirmed that more than seven million UK households are missing about £24 billion in benefits, with shortfalls in Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Carer’s Allowance and Child