One in six tax returns filed by over-65s

James Phillips
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A rise in pensioner incomes and the freezing of pensioner tax-free allowance mean one in five taxpayers are now over the age of 65, Royal London says.

In addition, around 1.7 million people over the state pension age face the "misery" of submitting a self-assessment tax return to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) each year, with more than a quarter o...

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