Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Budget proposals for June 22nd include changes to pensions, Income Tax, and Capital Gains Tax. They could also open up valuable investment opportunites in both Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) and Enterprise Investment Schemes (EISs). How will the government cuts affect you? Click this headline to read all about it
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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.
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
VCTs or Venture Capital Trusts are an attractive investment option, offering 30% tax relief up front. VCTs are currently enjoying high levels of interest from higher earners in particular. While the upper limit for VCT investments is £200,000, VCTs are also open to those with just £3,000 to invest.
Tags: Pensions Advice, Pensions Planning, Private Pension, Private Pensions, Professor David MacKay, Tax Efficient Investments, Tax Relief, VCT, VCT Tax Relief, Venture Capital Trusts
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
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.
Tags: Climate change, Environment, future energy supply, Personal Tax, Professor David MacKay, Retirement Planning, Revenue Commissioners, RICS, Risk Profile, Risk Profiler, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, SAGA, Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Energy - without the hot air, Sustainovator, UK Sustainable Investment & Finance Association
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
“Tax doesn’t have to be taxing”. YES it does. There is no nice way of putting this – it has to be paid. However there are ways in which we can avoid paying as much or reclaim what we have paid. Here are a few examples. Invest in an ISA to ensure that you do [...]
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