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Early benefit and pension payments for millions ahead of Bank Holiday

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Urgent deadline to boost State Pension with NI top-ups looms

A green/red lane system for the movement of goods and "not for EU" labels were among key measures of the Windsor Framework - new arrangements for parcels entering NI which were du to be in place from the end of September 2024 - have been postponed until next year. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Further delays in UK-EU attempt to implement 'impossible' sea border

Pensioners working online

Northern Ireland public urged to check if they are eligible to boost pension

Northern Ireland’s 7,700 taxi drivers need to complete HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tax checks when renewing their operating licence, starting from today (October 2)

Northern Ireland's 7,700 taxi drivers need to act as tax checks come into force

There were 11,030 house sales in Northern Ireland in the first six months of 2023 compared to 13,810 last year.
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Northern Ireland house sales take 20% drop

Claims for tax credits must be renewed each year, otherwise the benefit could be stopped.

Millions urged to check for letter from HMRC or risk losing thousands

Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance rates are set to increase with the new financial year in April.

Child Benefit payment is set to increase in April - here’s by how much

There are now almost 10,500 families in Northern Ireland using the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme

Tax-free childcare available from Government to those who fit criteria

UK house sales figures still above pre-pandemic levels

House sales remain slightly higher than pre-pandemic levels across the UK

Cost of living

Over 300,000 people in NI to start to receive £324 cost-of-living payments

Four million customers are still to file ahead of Self Assessment deadline

Melanie Peebles, personal tax manager, Exchange Accountants

Don’t let the new year be too taxing on your finances - January tax tips

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said furlough helped people "when they needed it most"

Over 4,000 on furlough when the scheme closed, new figures show

You could be eligible for up to £125 if you have been working from home due the pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Millions still eligible for £125 tax refund for working from home - how to claim...

The automotive and financial services sectors in Northern Ireland are most affected.

Rise of 28% in NI companies showing signs of early financial distress
There are significant signs of financial distress in 10,000 companies across NI - a rise of 28% more than last year, a leading insolvency company has said.
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Have you checked if you're eligible for the payment? (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to claim up to £125 tax relief if you have been working from home due to Cov...

Millions have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Up to 27,000 employers wrongly claimed furlough money - here's how to report you...

Thousands of teenagers are expected to enjoy a windfall this month, as Child Trust Funds begin to mature (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to check if you’re due money from a Child Trust Fund - and how to find a los...

Government loses £2.4bn in fuel revenue due to lockdown

The government’s Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) was recently extended by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s the important deadline date for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme...

The second bank holiday weekend of May is fast approaching, but if you’re a recipient of benefits and are due to be paid over the bank holiday weekend, your payment days could change slightly as a result (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s why your benefits could be paid early this month

Easter weekend is shortly approaching, but if you’re a recipient of benefits and are due to be paid over the bank holiday weekend, your payment days could alter slightly (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why your benefits could be paid early in April 2020

If you’re a regular recipient of tax credits, you might have noticed that your payment has gone in earlier than usual in March 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why your tax credits were paid early in March 2020

High earners could be stripped of 40 per cent of their pension tax relief in next month’s budget (Photo: Shutterstock)

High earners face cuts to pension tax relief in the new budget - here’s how it c...

Are you sure you're on the right tax code? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Millions of people are overpaying on tax - here’s how to make sure your code is ...

The men were arrested after a tanker was seen pumping fuel down a storm drain

Fuel laundering arrests: Storm drain pipe led to underground tank
Two men have been arrested and a large quantity of laundered fuel recovered during a HM Revenue and Customs raid on a garage forecourt in Co Down.
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Some of the suspected illicit tobacco products recovered in the operation.

Major haul of illicit tobacco after Ballyclare, Banbridge and Carryduff searches

Some of the more than four million cigarettes seized during the Paramilitary Crime Task Force operation.

Man arrested following seizure of almost five million illicit cigarettes

Research suggests Brexit could lead to thousands more deaths from heart attacks and strokes due to rising prices for fruit and vegetables

Brexit could lead to thousands more dying as food prices rise - study

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How to survive Black Friday without emptying your entire wallet

Man arrested in illicit fuel investigation

Woman gets suspended sentence after almost one million illegal cigarettes discov...

The consultation process will run until November 9.

Pair charged by Paramilitary Crime Task Force

PSNI chief constable George Hamilton

Chief constable: PSNI 'in the dark' over preparations for Brexit

Bid to increase Â£400,000 tax cheat's '˜unduly lenient' sentence

Man charged with brothel keeping denied bail

Searches were carried out at various properties last month

Man on brothel keeping charges denied bail

Court news

Father and son in Â£190,000 tax fraud

The sensible use of pension funds shows the new rules are bedding in nicely

Retirees '˜operating restraint' over new pension freedoms

Hugo Duncan

Hugo Duncan declared bankrupt at High Court

Businessman given suspended jail terms after Â£160,000 fraud

Laganside Courts complex, Belfast

Belfast civil servant sentenced over tax credit fraud

Co Armagh brothers sentenced for VAT fraud

HMRC has insufficient information

'˜Prolonged failure' to collect VAT from online sellers

HMRC has recovered wages owed and penaltied from errant firms

Local employers '˜named and shamed' on wages

Concentrix was brought in to cut fraud and error in the tax credit system

Families stripped of benefits to have cases reviewed

People now have more choice over how they use their pension pot

Â£9.2bn cashed in since pension freedoms launch

Raids on Belfast accountants '˜timed to coincide with Osborne speech'

The UK's largest ever fuel laundering plant was dismantled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Crossmaglen in 2011

Fuel fraudsters '˜still spared jail for peace'

Three men arrests in Londonderry cigs raid

Am I at fault for unpaid tax?

Bleaching earth seized at Belfast docks

Co Armagh businessman receives suspended jail term for supplying fuel launderers

Blow to wider economy

North Sea oil balance sheet in the red for first time

Pair sentenced for Â£16,000 fuel fraud

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