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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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January 2, 2025

How to prepare for your end of year statutory audit


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“To be prepared is half the victory” as Miguel de Cervantes once said. Don’t let your end of year statutory audit process be intimidating.

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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 Autumn Budget – a brave new tax world


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Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget was a significant one in all senses. “…this Budget delivers a large, sustained increase in spending, taxation, and borrowing.” So said the Office for Budget

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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 31, 2024

2025/2026 Tax Tables


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Wondering what the tax rates are for 2025/26? Download our tax tables to see all the main tax rates thresholds and allowances for areas such as income tax, NI, capital

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October 31, 2024

2024 Autumn Budget Summary


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The first Budget from a Labour government since March 2010, and the first ever from a female Chancellor, proved to be the defining event that had been widely anticipated. From

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