The Spring Budget on 3 March was not the end of the taxing story. The run up to the March Budget was accompanied by much press speculation about changes to... read more →
Three letters, ESG, have become a major driving force in investment decisions. ESG – environmental, social and governance – considerations are playing an ever-increasing role in investment decisions. What used... read more →
A recent report showed that global dividend payments held up much better than those in the UK in 2020. For investors in UK shares and funds investing in UK companies,... read more →
The freeze on the inheritance tax (IHT) nil rate band will mean more tax from more estates. In March 2006 the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, announced that the IHT nil... read more →
The planned increase in corporation tax has changed some of the mathematics on incorporation. The Budget announced a significant change to corporation tax from 2023: Small companies, with profits of... read more →
A new consultation paper has set out more details of an increase in the normal minimum retirement age. In February the Treasury and HMRC published a consultation paper on implementing... read more →
The UK base rate may be stuck at 0.1%, but there is interest rate movement elsewhere. The Bank of England has kept its base rate below 1% for over 12... read more →
We could see a jump in inflation soon. The pandemic has posed problems for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) when it comes to calculating the rate of inflation. For... read more →
The Budget announced a five-year freeze to the standard lifetime allowance. The standard lifetime allowance (SLA) is an important pensions number. It effectively sets the maximum tax efficient value of... read more →
A quiet turning of the tax screw. Just before the Budget arrived on 3 March, it seemed as if the Chancellor would have nothing to say that was not already... read more →
