A blacklist of public sector IT contractors should be drawn up to identify those whose past pledges of value for money were just spin, a Labour MP is urging.

On 27th October a new ISA limit came into force for the over 50’s which allows you to invest up to £10,200 in a tax efficient ISA. In booming markets this gives baby boomers the chance to cash in before the new limit is rolled out to all investors in April 2010.

The taxman is making his first appearance on YouTube today in an attempt to increase pressure on savers who have not declared their offshore accounts.

More than half of Britons have not made a will, meaning they have no say in who their assets will be passed to when they die, a survey suggests.

Taxpayers have good reason to fear investigation by HM Revenue & Customs. Now Daniel Dover, a partner at accountants BDO Stoy Hayward LLP, and financial writer Tim Hindle have written a book – ‘The Taxman Always Rings Twice’ – explaining the process, showing what is at stake and how to get through it. Here are their 10 golden rules:

Tax inspectors have been given draconian powers to pursue people who have not broken current laws but may be in breach of future legislation which has yet to be drawn up by Parliament.