For 2016/17 using your basic personal tax-free allowance, starting tax rate and the new zero rate bands for savings income and dividends allows you to engineer up to £22,000 tax free. How is it done?
Published 28.06.2016
Government tinkering with the tax rates and allowances now means you should approach working out your tax bill differently. Relying on usual practice or HMRC to get it right might mean paying too
much. How can you ensure you don’t?
Published 26.05.2017
Making the right investments is a combination of planning and good luck. But if you’re retired, or about to be, and relying on the income they generate, it’s all the more important. Can the tax
system improve your chances of a better return?
Published 07.09.2011
The Chancellor announced a substantial hike in the thresholds for basic rate tax and NI. At first sight these look generous, but looks can be deceiving. How much better off might you be from April
2019?
Published 13.11.2018
The Taxman has sent you a tax code. He says that the higher tax allowance you are entitled to, for those aged over 65, has been reduced, as your income is greater than the limit allowed. Can you
sidestep the Taxman’s rules?
Published 06.11.2008
In the last Budget the Chancellor announced age-related tax-free allowances would be phased out, but this won’t take full effect until 2015. If you’ll be 65 by next April, how can you make the most
of higher allowances while they last?
Published 25.10.2012
The end of the tax year is almost here and it’s time to check your tax position. You may have room to take more tax-efficient income from your company, or you might discover you’ve overdone it. What
steps can you take to rescue the situation?
Published 18.03.2024
In April 2017 two new tax-free allowances for were introduced for micro businesses. One applies to trading and miscellaneous income and could save you tax on up to £1,000. How can you take advantage
of it?
Published 28.04.2017
The government has at last decided how much transferable tax allowances will be worth and how you can qualify for them. But if you don’t meet the conditions is there an alternative way you can
achieve the same or a better tax saving?
Published 15.10.2013
Mr Osborne backed up some stark warnings in his Budget with serious tweaks to the tax regime. Here’s our take on a couple of the most important changes.
Published 07.07.2010