Financial Planning
If you are a taxpayer earning over £50,000 you may have received a letter from HMRC recently regarding changes to Child Benefit. It was announced in... read more
Published: 16/05/2013
How much does income of £5,000 a year for life cost? How about £5,080.
How much tax relief do you get on pension contributions? It may be 20%, 40% or 45% depending on your income tax band. But due to the way the tax ban... read more
Published: 10/05/2013
The Chancellor delivered a number of announcements relating to company shares and share schemes. Shares acquired under EMI schemes will qualify for... read more
Published: 28/03/2013
The collaborative process: an alternative to court Divorce or the breakdown of a family unit can be difficult at the best of times but some couples a... read more
Published: 27/03/2013
Still potential for large pension contributions
The 2012 Autumn Statement confirmed that the Annual Allowance for tax relief on pension contributions would be reducing from the current limit of £50... read more
Published: 27/03/2013
The general anti-abuse rule or GAAR, about which there has been so much press in the last year has been confirmed. The measure has been introduced t... read more
Published: 21/03/2013
Alcohol Duties The general beer duty rate will be reduced by 2% from 25 March 2013. Duty rates on low strength beer will be reduced by 6% with high... read more
Published: 21/03/2013
Budget 2013 - Taxes for Corporates
Corporate Tax Rates The main rate of Corporation Tax is set to fall to 20% from 2015. The current rate of 24% will reduce as follows: April 2013 ... read more
Published: 21/03/2013
Budget 2013 - Taxes for Businesses
Employee Shareholder status: Capital Gains Tax exemption and income tax/NICs treatment The ‘employee shareholder’ employment status enables emplo... read more
Published: 21/03/2013
Personal allowance / Basic rate band The personal allowance for 2014-15, that is the amount of income not chargeable to tax, will increase as follows... read more
Published: 21/03/2013