Child benefits: HMRC to examine many halted payments
Child Benefit Scrutinized After Travel Data Misuse UK tax authorities are looking into the case of approximately 23,500 individuals who were deprived of child benefit due to travel data suggesting they had left the country for good. Typically, the benefit ceases after eight weeks away from the UK, but many affected individuals have reported that […]
Child benefit crackdown by HMRC incorrectly flagged 46% of cases as fraud
Flawed Travel Records Impact Child Support Payments Records from the Home Office that were used in a contentious trial aimed at reducing fraud led to thousands of parents losing their child support benefits. The findings revealed that nearly half of the families tagged as migrants were, in fact, still residing in the UK. This trial […]
New UK tax rules on side hustles like eBay and Vinted may lead to ‘nasty surprises’ | HMRC
The way the UK tax system operates could cause confusion as HMRC pushes to reveal details of how much people earn selling goods and services online as a 'side hustle' A charity has warned that Sites such as eBay, Vinted and Airbnb have until the end of this month to report to HMRC how much […]