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2026/27 tax year – key changes.
April 6 2026 sees the start of a new tax year – which means some tax rules will change. While we work to get our website up to date, we run through the changes and how they might affect you.
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April 6 2026 sees the start of a new tax year – which means some tax rules will change. While we work to get our website up to date, we run through the changes and how they might affect you.
TaxAid volunteer Lesley Neumann tells us about her career, family life and what it’s like volunteering at TaxAid.
Emma has dyslexia and finds using online services difficult. After her son’s father died, she became a single mother. She had to sell the family home. Her and her son moved into a one-bedroom flat. A couple of years later she became self-employed, carrying out work such as gardening, cleaning and childcare.
Imagine you’re a stay-at-home dad, looking after two children. Your only income is occasional low-paid gigs as a musician.
Then a tax bill arrives. For £16,000.
Anyone can lose their job. And anyone can experience mental health issues. For Anil, they both happened. In quick succession. Then a tax bill arrived.
The deadline for submitting your online tax return, Saturday 31 January, is fast approaching – but there’s no need to panic. We’ve got a handy guide to where you can get help and information to help you file your tax return on time.
As the year begins, our experts look ahead to how last autumn’s budget may affect the people TaxAid supports – and the challenges many will face.
In 2022, during the covid pandemic, Angela’s father died. In the same year, she went through a divorce and moved out on her own. Since then, she experiences depressive episodes. In 2024, she helped her sister recover from a stroke.
The UK’s largest tax advice charity is launching a major fundraising campaign in the New Year to help vulnerable taxpayers navigate the biggest change to the tax system in a generation.
For years, Susan tried relentlessly to resolve a tax problem on her own. Each attempt left her more stressed and uncertain, as she felt she was only making things worse.
Despite not owning a computer, and struggling to fully understand her tax return forms, Tess diligently prepared her own tax returns for several years.
Paul was charged £1,300 in late filing penalties – on earnings of £902.77. He had no spare money to cover this tax bill and no idea what to do next.