Feb. 10, 2025
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February 10, 2025
Why mortgage rates are going up when the Bank of England is cutting rates
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Not every interest rate moves in the same direction. Source: Bank of England, Investing.com If you are approaching the end of your five-year fixed rate mortgage and currently enjoying an
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February 3, 2025
The consequences of higher employer’s national insurance contributions
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The impact of the Budget’s increases in national insurance contributions (NICs) are not limited to employers. There were three main changes to employer’s NICs announced in the Budget, all of
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January 30, 2025
Changes to Group Audits and Utilising Component Auditors under ISA (UK) 600
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Background The need for the audit profession in general to improve the quality of group audits is regularly highlighted by external regulatory inspections, and group audits present real challenges, many
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January 27, 2025
Have you seen my pension? The lost £31.1 billion…
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There are now over three million ‘lost’ pensions worth over £31 billion. We all lose things, be it the proverbial change down the back of the sofa or TV remote.
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January 13, 2025
Student fees to rise in England in 2025
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The long freeze on student tuition fees in England has come to an end. Do you know what the RPIX is? You might guess it’s related to inflation given that
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January 6, 2025
The NICs top-up countdown is underway again…
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A third deadline for topping up State Pension entitlement is now coming into view. “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone?”
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December 16, 2024
Retirement saving targets – still too low
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has been crunching the numbers on the adequacy of pension contributions. One of the unremarked government successes of the 2010s was the introduction of
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December 10, 2024
Where are your ISAs?
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New statistics show that cash ISAs remain a popular investment. Every autumn HMRC publishes a set of annual savings statistics, setting out detailed information about individual savings accounts (ISAs), lifetime
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December 9, 2024
HMRC still trying to give away money in unclaimed CTFs
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HMRC is uncharacteristically keen to give money away, reminding young adults again that they may be due unclaimed child trust funds (CTFs). The amount still to be paid out comes
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November 11, 2024
The 2025 State Pension increase
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We now have a clear understanding of how much the main State Pension will increase next April.
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November 4, 2024
The cryptic arm of the taxman
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Investors in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin should not forget the tax consequences of their digital wallets, says HMRC.
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October 30, 2024
Autumn Budget 2024
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The Chancellor said the Budget would highlight £40bn in tax rise, but did she stick to Labour’s manifesto pledges or pull some unexpected rabbits out of the hat?
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