Pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge via PAYE

Pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge via PAYE

Taxpayers can use HMRC’s new online service to register for the High Income Child Benefit Charge to be collected automatically from their payslip. Since the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was introduced, taxpayers have had to choose between opting out...
Income Tax increases

Income Tax increases

The Chancellor will add two percentage points to the rates of tax paid on income received from dividends, savings and property. If you receive dividends; interest and other savings; or income from a property you rent out as a private landlord you will see an increase...
High value council tax surcharge

High value council tax surcharge

From April 2028 residential properties valued at £2m or more will attract a new high value council tax surcharge. Announced in the Autumn Budget, eligible owners (rather than occupiers) of properties identified as being valued £2m or more by the Valuation Office will...
Loan charge settlement opportunity

Loan charge settlement opportunity

The Chancellor has announced significant and welcome changes for individuals facing tax bills under the loan charge. The loan charge was introduced in 2019 to tackle ‘disguised remuneration’ schemes, where workers were paid through loans instead of salary...
Autumn Budget 2025 – Personal Tax Changes

Autumn Budget 2025 – Personal Tax Changes

Personal Tax Tax bands and rates The basic rate band remains at £37,700, with the higher rate threshold remaining at £50,270. The additional rate threshold remains at £125,140. The freeze of these thresholds will continue until April 2031. The NICs Primary Threshold...
Autumn Budget 2025 – Full Summary

Autumn Budget 2025 – Full Summary

Introduction Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves set out tax-raising measures worth up to £26 billion in the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025. The increases will be achieved through a range of measures, including extending the freeze on Income Tax thresholds...