Spring Budget 2015 Tax Tables

Changes in tax for 2015. Continue reading

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Back to square one for the FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 index has finally surpassed its previous peak.  FTSE 100: 1999 – 2015 Source: Trading Economics  London Stock Exchange Where were you on Friday 30 December 1999? The chances are that, if you remember, you were preparing for … Continue reading

Tax Avoidance and Evasion – Do you know the difference?

Tax avoidance and evasion made the front pages of the press again in February, with the distinction between the two lost on most journalists.    Let us make two things clear for a start: Tax avoidance – planning your affairs … Continue reading

Tax Year End Planning: Investments

The Budget is on 18 March and the tax year ends on Easter Sunday (5 April). This year’s Budget will take place within a fortnight of Parliament winding up ahead of the general election on 7 May. That means little … Continue reading

Inheriting your Partner’s Individual Savings Account

More details have emerged about how ISAs can be inherited. One of the rabbit-out-the-hat features of December’s Autumn Statement was the announcement that if you outlived your spouse or civil partner you could ‘inherit’ their ISA. It sounded an attractive … Continue reading