Three ‘finfluencers’ in court for first appearances
29 October 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
Three financial influencers – known as ‘finfluencers’ – have appeared in court having been charged as part of a global crackdown on illegal promotions led by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), one of the...
Proposed contactless changes could help customers
22 October 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to give card providers the flexibility to decide what contactless limit would be most suitable for their customers, which could bring greater convenience to people...
Are we seeing the end of the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’?
15 October 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
Children hoping they will get financial help from their parents as they get older may find they’re disappointed, as more than one in 10 retirees are cutting back on gifting, according to research from...
Clock is ticking for parents saving for university fees
08 October 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
The university year has just started for the latest undergraduates, but parents putting money aside for later cohorts have the pressure of time against them as they save to pay for future university fees....
HMRC sending letters to self-assessment payers about CGT
24 September 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
Self-assessment taxpayers who have submitted their 2024/25 tax return are now being sent letters by HMRC as they may not have applied the correct rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on disposals after October...
Companies may have claimed the wrong amount of marginal relief
17 September 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
HMRC is contacting companies that it believes may have failed to include the correct number of associated companies in their Corporation Tax return and consequently claimed marginal relief in error. The main rate of...
Are you using the best scheme for your VAT?
10 September 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
Value Added Tax (VAT) is something sole traders and companies must charge once their turnover exceeds £90,000 in a rolling 12-month period, or if they will exceed this amount within a three-month period. At...
Children born in Q4 2007 can access their Child Trust Funds from September
03 September 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
Children born on September 1, 2007, will be able to access their Child Trust Funds (CTFs) for the first time in September, when they reach 18 years old. The first CTFs were opened for...
HMRC aims to help prevent scam emails
27 August 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
HMRC is encouraging people to check that any email purporting to be from the taxman is genuine before you make any effort to respond and potentially fall foul of a phishing or other fraudulent...
Smaller employers should be careful with salary advance schemes
20 August 2025 | Mrge_Acontants
Small employers thinking of using a salary advance scheme to support the financial wellbeing of their employees should be fully aware of how they work before using them, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group...
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