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Plan for generous Inheritance Tax allowances cancelled

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Plan for generous Inheritance Tax allowances cancelled

Plans for a £1m Inheritance Tax threshold are cancelled, leaving Inheritance Tax allowances at previous levels. This leaves consumers exposed to a potential Inheritance Tax liability of 40% on portions of their wealth.

Principle First launches OnePlan™ and financial planning tools

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Principle First launches OnePlan™ and financial planning tools

Principle First Chartered Financial Planners has today launched the OnePlan™ financial planning environment, featuring the OnePlan™ suite of financial planning tools. Our financial planning tools give you the calculations you need to plan your mortgage, insurances, even pension and retirement. The financial planning tools enable you to calculate how much your mortgage repayments on your chosen home would be, how much life insurance cover you need to replace your income and protect your family, or calculate how much you need to be saving today, to achieve a desired buying power and standard of living from your pension.

Pension changes could eat up to 82% of pension savings in tax

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Government pension changes free you from the obligatory purchase of a pensions annuity by age 75, and enable you to leave your remaining pension savings to your children. However, Inheritance Tax and other tax charges could devour up to 82% of your pension pot. Good pensions advice and pensions planning can minimise the impact of these and future pension changes.

How pension changes save the state money

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Government pension changes likely to be introduced based on pre-election pledges by the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are currently being presented as benefits that will increase pension income from both state and private pensions. Dig a little deeper, however, and we see that the pension changes are primarily designed to save the state money.

Inheritance Tax Planning – most UK adults have no Will

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Over half of adults in the UK are neglecting the need to make a will to ensure efficient inheritance tax planning, according to a new survey published this week by Barnardo’s. The children’s charity has also revealed that almost three-quarters (74%) of cohabiting couples also have no will in place.

Happy New Tax Year! The Tax Savings Checklist for 2010/11

Monday, April 12th, 2010

The new tax year, which began on 6th April 2o1o, offers a golden opportunity for tax savings. Make use of your brand new tax allowances to fine-tune your financial planning, and minimise tax. With financial advice you can streamline your savings strategy by getting the best savings rate and fully utilising your ISA cash allowances. You can ensure you take advantage of your allowances for Capital Gains Tax, if you are selling an asset. You can plan to maximise tax reliefs from pensions contributions. You can gain 30% tax relief on investments in Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). You can take the necessary steps to avoid 40% Inheritance Tax on wealth passing to your children and heirs. If you are an employer, you can plan for the upcoming government NEST scheme, which will require you to have, or set up, a pensions department that offers a pension to all employees.

ISA savers benefit, CGT stable, IHT threat in Budget

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

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Good news for first time buyers, ISA savers, and business owners in the budget. Here is our roundup of personal finance news and the budget changes, hot out of that little brown briefcase on Downing Street.

Taxman looks forward to Inheritance Tax on £2.15 trillion

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

New figures from Aviva reveal why Inheritance Tax (IHT) is one of the most important sources of revenues for the UK taxman. There are currently £2.5 trillion in assets earmarked by parents as inheritances for their children and relatives, the insurer announced this week. This staggering sum is held by two-thirds of over-55s covered by [...]

Small steps will lead to big difference on the road to climate change

Friday, November 13th, 2009

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Don’t knock ‘eco gestures’ – on the long journey toward practical solutions on climate change we need to begin with small steps in our daily lives. Starting with small steps by changing attitudes to climate change, we will get there.

Waking the dead: Penalties for late Inheritance Tax

Monday, August 17th, 2009

HM Revenue and Customs has announced an increase to 3% of the interest charge on all late payments of Inheritance Tax, effective from September 2009.

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