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Rishi Sunak promises to be fair over IR35 tax changes

UK chancellor says officials will not be ‘heavy handed’ in enforcing law for first year

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Pressure on chancellor to leave higher-earners’ pensions alone

Message from Tory MPs that cutting tax relief would be ‘economic farce’

Secretive UK tax unit homes in on rich families

HMRC sets up team to target $1tn in assets in crackdown on inheritance vehicles

How to ‘do the splits’ on your mortgage

Borrowers seeking greater flexibility on home loans ask brokers to split the difference

Government challenged over take-up of Pension Credit

94,000 fewer people received the income top-up last year

‘A few pounds’ of compensation could trigger pension tax charge

HMRC issues guidance over payments to equalise pensions for men and women in final salary schemes

Opinion & Analysis

Merryn Somerset Webb

Pensions tax relief on a slippery slope

You might not like the thought of paying tax on your pension contributions — but it’s coming

The puzzle of managing money

Why do so many people act illogically over their savings?

Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

Pensions tax relief: is time running out?

New chancellor Rishi Sunak would be wise to avoid slashing pension perks

Betting the farm on a self-sufficient retirement

Living ‘The Good Life’ could be harder work than the office ever was

Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

Winter fuel payments: time to throw them on the fire?

A move to donate universal benefits to charity could turn up the political heat

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