Tax and Financial Planning

• Why You Should Beware Equity Release Plans

  • Posted22 December 2015

  With life expectancy increasing, many elderly people find themselves struggling to pay for the care they need. In these circumstances, the temptation to take out an ‘equity release’ loan is...

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• EIS and SEIS Investing in Small Businesses and Start-Ups

  • Posted1 December 2015

  The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are popular vehicles for investment in small or start-up businesses. Both are attractive because the tax advantages...

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• No Will Means Tax Windfall for HMRC

  • Posted12 November 2015

  The result of the recent death of actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, best known for playing ‘Trigger’ in the hit series ‘Only Fools and Horses’, serves as a reminder that failing to...

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• New Reports Highlight UK Tax Burden

  • Posted29 October 2015

  A recent report by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) stated that the average British family pays more than £250,000 in tax (net of tax credits) during a 40-year working life. The...

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• The Up and Down of Bank Deposit Protection

  • Posted9 October 2015

  Hard on the heels of the announcement that the amount of bank deposits guaranteed to be reimbursed in the event of the failure of a covered financial institution is to...

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• HMRC Cash Seizure Rights On the Way

  • Posted23 September 2015

  The Finance Bill currently in Parliament will confirm that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are to be given the right to seize money directly from the bank accounts of taxpayers...

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