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Inheritance tax reductions ahead of potential reform
Inheritance tax (IHT) will be slightly reduced for some from 6 April 2019, but greater reforms may arrive soon. The IHT residence nil...
Happy birthday to tax-free savings
The arrival of the new tax year on 6 April means it is time to consider your Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) investments, which will...
Preparing for the new tax year
One of the few certainties about 2019 is that the new tax rates and thresholds will take effect from the start of the 2019/20 tax year on...
Protecting the state pension for stay-at-home parents
An issue concerning how the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) can potentially affect stay-at-home parents has emerged. The HICBC...
Money pouring in to VCTs, despite the risks
Investment in venture capital trusts (VCTs) is continuing to rise as we head in to 2019/20. VCTs have been growing in popularity in...
Filling the pensions hole for the self-employed
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is aiming to expand pension coverage among the self-employed. Pension automatic enrolment has...
New earnings thresholds for auto-enrolment
In early December the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced the thresholds that should apply to automatic enrolment pension...
2018 Market Review
After logging strong returns in 2017, global equity markets delivered negative returns in British pound terms in 2018. Common news...
Shake up your New Year's resolutions
The time to resolve has returned. Have your New Year resolutions fallen by the wayside yet? You know, the ones about eating better,...
Index-linked savings certificates
The popular National Savings & Investments (NS&I) savings certificates will be indexed to CPI instead of RPI from next year. The...
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