New tax-free allowances will be given to shareholders and investors from 6 April 2016. How might these affect your tax bill and is there any planning you can do?
Published 24.02.2016
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
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
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
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
Finally, the much talked about 50% rate is here and it looks like we’ll be stuck with it for a while. But assuming that tax rates will fall in future, is there a way to ride out the higher rate storm
until that time comes?
Published 12.04.2010
In less than a year the headline tax rate will jump to 50%. One way of reducing the effect is to shift some of your income to your spouse or partner. But at what point is it worth doing and which
assets produce the greatest tax saving?
Published 24.06.2009
The five-rate Scottish tax system has thrown up several problems. This time it’s a twist in the way that marriage allowance works. Some people will lose, while others will gain, but how can you work
out which group you’re in?
Published 25.06.2018
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