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This is a shared story from Tax Help for Older People. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Ben tried to get his affairs in order to make things easier for… Read more: Ben’s Story: How his terminal cancer diagnosis leads to a tax crisis

This is a story from Tax Help for Older People. We often hear from widowers, like Joan, who are struggling financially following the loss of their life partner. Who, amidst… Read more: Joan’s Story: The fiscal challenges of grief

She was suffering from severe depression and numerous other health conditions. This stemmed from a series of related misfortunes: an eviction, the loss of her business, the loss of all… Read more: Sophie’s Tax Nightmare: £10,000 in tax debt

This is an article provided by Tax Help for Older People. John Sargent, born in 1930, a long-standing and valued Tax Help for Older People volunteer, sadly passed away in… Read more: A tribute to John Sargent

Steven Pinhey has been a volunteer at TaxAid since February 2020. Earlier this year we asked Steven some questions about his experience volunteering with TaxAid. What do you enjoy about… Read more: Interview with a volunteer: Steven Pinhey

In a bid to encourage taxpayers to use HMRC’s online digital resources, on 9 June HMRC announced the temporary closure of its Self Assessment Helpline (0300 200 3310) for the… Read more: HMRC announces temporary closure of its Self-Assessment Helpline

HMRC are sending letters to people who they think earn income by selling goods or services through online marketplaces, but who haven’t told HMRC about some or all of their… Read more: Selling online and paying taxes

As part of HMRC’s drive to encourage customers to interact with them digitally, they have been writing to almost 135,000 customers from late March to inform them that they will… Read more: HMRC update about paper Self-Assessment forms

This article has been provided by Tax Help for Older People. If you are a UK taxpayer you may be entitled to some tax allowances. These tax allowances can reduce… Read more: 2023 Tax Allowances

This article has been provided by Tax Help for Older People. Once again it is time for you to receive your tax coding notice for the new tax year starting… Read more: Decoding your tax code