What price our tax reliefs? Some of them may be in the next Chancellor’s firing line
Have you ever pondered the overall cost of the tax reliefs which you enjoy when you look at your annual tax statement?…
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The search for yields gets harder
In September the Bank of England held off from following the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the European Central Bank (the ECB)…
Holding your nerve in volatile times – Autumn Newsletter
Welcome to your Autumn 2019 newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it. It’s almost impossible these days not to think of that…
Who are the top 1% of income tax payers?
The top 1% of income tax payers account for 27% of all the UK’s income tax collected, but who are they? A…
Brave new world of Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
If those three letters mean nothing to you now, they may do soon. Universal Basic Income – or UBI – is becoming…
Check your April pay slip
April is the one month in the year it pays to check your payslip with new tax and auto-enrolment rates coming into…
Preparing for the new tax year
Changes to income tax, NICs and pension contributions are coming for 2019/20. One of the few certainties about 2019 is that the…
Class 2 National Insurance Contributions are here to stay
Self-employed workers with small profits breathe a sigh of relief as the Chancellor has changed his mind – again – on National…
OBR forecasts to force government to raise taxes next Budget?
The long-term outlook for government finances suggests that tax increases are inevitable. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produces medium-term financial forecasts…
New data from HMRC shows where income tax revenue comes from
Who pays the most income tax? HMRC’s latest statistics provide an interesting insight into the income tax paying population. These figures reveal…
New tax rates apply from 6 April. Summary now available
The start of the new tax year on 6 April marks several changes to tax and related matters that could make you…
The 2017 election manifestos offered precious little good news on the future of income tax.
The 2017 election manifestos offered precious little good news on the future of income tax. We would say that judging by the…
