Tax

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Tax is hard to avoid and can take a big slice from your investment returns. Every investor should understand the basics to make sure they are not giving too much of their hard-earned cash to the government.

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Get the help you need without a tax headache

(10 May 13)

Employing a helping hand around the house can quickly become a tax nightmare. Here, Merryn Somerset Webb gives some handy advice to make sure it doesn't.

'Stay at home' mums: don't lose your NI credits

(09 April 13)

Thanks to new rules on child benefits, some mothers could miss out on collecting their National Insurance credits. Here's how to make sure you don't.

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Who’s to blame for the rebate tax debacle?

(05 April 13)

A new ruling from HMRC classifies the rebates of fund commissions from investment platforms as income - and that makes them taxable. But that could all soon change.

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