Currently around 11m of us file a tax return by that awful deadline of 31st Jan. That might sound...
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“HMRC scraps plans to tax pensions after death”
A couple of other Statement Highlights (in my world, anyway). A welcome ‘nothing happened’ on the...
“IFS: scrapping inheritance tax hands £1mn to richest 1%”
To say that Inheritance Tax is all in the mind would be an exaggeration, but it is true to say...
“Are Brits too reliant on inheritance for their retirement plans?”
The answer is, in many cases, probably yes, and as less and less of the next generations have or...
“Inheritance tax regime must move with the times”
In my experience, some worry too much about Inheritance Tax, others not enough. Most married...
“IFS calls for govt to scrap 25% tax-free lump sum”
’Scrapping’ the tax-free lump-sum would not be a simple as it sounds. Nothing in the wonderful...
“Pension tax relief ‘cost’ hits £27bn”
The next Budget is a couple of months away. And it may actually be called a Budget this time;...
“More than a fifth of top earning bankers have non-dom status says major new study”
#TaxtheRich pops up all over Twitter and the internet. Sounds easy, but actually no easier than...
“Tax cuts fail to save lacklustre Spring Statement”
Maybe it’s all down to presentation, but no-one seems to have thought much of Rishi’s ‘moment to...
“Inheritance tax receipts hit £5.5bn”
OK, this won’t make even a tiddly dent on the Government’s cashflow needs - they borrowed another...
“Brexit border check plans announced as firms face ‘£13bn’ in customs costs”
Governments don’t have the best of track records when it comes to organising or commissioning...
“Business tax faces urgent call for government review”
If you run a business, you might see a glimmer of hope in this headline. Are they going to have a...
“MPs warn thousands of middle-class mothers could lose up to £23,000 off their state pensions as they did not register for child benefit”
If you’ve ever had to claim a benefit of any kind, you may have found yourself wondering rather...
“UK football icons Beckham, Lineker among losers in film investment case ruling”
When high earning footie and TV stars try to hang on to more of their earnings and then get...