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Category: Personal Tax

How will the Spring Statement affect you?

On 26 March 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Spring Statement to parliament. Despite a backdrop of low economic growth and increasing government borrowing costs, the Chancellor remains committed to her ‘non-negotiable’ fiscal rules that aim to bring stability to the economy and security for working people. The headlines included

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The 10 Biggest Myths About Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

From April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will become mandatory for many self-employed individuals and landlords in the UK. While HMRC’s digital overhaul has been on the horizon for some time, there’s still a great deal of confusion and misinformation around what it

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year end tax planning guide

Year end tax planning – act now!

With a relatively short time left before the end of the current tax year, now is the time to be undertaking some serious year end tax planning prior to the forthcoming 5th April. Ideally, you will want to take advantage of all reliefs and allowances, reduce your personal tax rate

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Rising Inheritance Tax – How will it affect you?

UK Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts are on course to hit a record high by the end of the 2024/25 tax year, with figures showing that between April 2024 and January 2025, collections have already reached £7 billion – a £700 million increase from the previous year. If this trend continues,

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Last chance for pre-April tax planning?

The new tax year starts 6th April 2025, so you have one month to consider your options, once we pass this date the majority of the tax planning options for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax purposes will cease unless actioned before 6th April. Do you fall into any of

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year end tax planning guide

Year End Tax Planning Summary 2025

As the end of the tax year (5 April 2025) approaches, now is a good time to check that your family and business finances are arranged in the best way possible to ensure prosperity for you and your circumstances. As always, our purpose, helping you prosper, remains at the heart

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Funding opportunities for start-ups

A Start Up Loan is a government-backed personal loan aimed at helping new businesses get off the ground, especially those who find it difficult to source finance from traditional lenders. Eligible new business owners can borrow between £500 and £25,000 at a fixed interest rate of 6% per year. Loans

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60% tax trap

Don’t fall into the 60% tax trap

Despite being in existence for some 15 years, the effects of the personal allowance restrictions are surprisingly unknown by many. The personal allowance restriction means that ‘higher earners’ see their personal allowance reduced by £1 for every £2 of income received above £100,000. This threshold has not changed since it

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