The data showed HMRC agreed 221,207 new Time to Pay arrangements covering £7.136bn of PAYE debt during the 2025/26 financial year, compared with 217,925 arrangements worth £4.259bn in 2023/24.
In 2025/26, £22.4bn was withdrawn flexibly, up from £18.6bn in 2024/25 and £15.3bn in 2023/24.
The Association of Financial Mutuals has called on the Government to remove the P11D charge on workplace health cash plans, arguing that current tax rules are limiting take-up of affordable healthcare support.
Premium Credit research found 22% of SMEs fear they could be forced out of business over problems paying tax bills in the next 5 years, while 39% have missed up to 4 tax bill deadlines in the past 3 years.
More than 1.4 million employers claimed Employment Allowance in 2025-26 after the Government expanded eligibility and more than doubled the value of the relief.
Data obtained by PensionBee found that 5.9% of self-employed people earning below the basic rate tax threshold filed their tax return after the 31st January deadline.
Over the last 12 months, HM Revenue and Customs received more than 25,000 scam referrals related to the Winter Fuel Payment.
Spring was the busiest time for new starters, with over 1.8 million people beginning work between April and June 2025.
New research from Royal London shows confusion and budgeting gaps persist 30 years after self-assessment was introduced, with many taxpayers facing higher-than-expected bills.
Clare Moffat said: “A rise in large lump-sum withdrawals will likely mean an even greater spike in emergency taxes on those withdrawals."
Ministers agreed that this would help those still waiting for revised pension input statements.
A total of 23,370 people reported pension contributions above their annual allowance through self-assessment, down from 32,540 in 2022/23.