Author Archives: Amanda Cowie

Tax year end planning 2019 – Business owners can take profits as pension contributions

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With tax year end just around the corner, it’s time to check you are making the most of your tax reliefs and allowances to save for a brighter future. You may want to consider:   Business owners: take profits as pension contributions For many directors, taking significant profits as pension […]

Tax year end planning 2019 – Employees: sacrifice your bonus for an employer pension contribution

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With tax year end just around the corner, it’s time to check you are making the most of your tax reliefs and allowances to save for a brighter future. You may want to consider:   Employees: sacrifice your bonus for an employer pension contribution We’re approaching ‘bonus season’ for many […]

Tax year end planning 2019 – Approaching retirement: boost pension saving now before triggering the Money Purchase Annual Allowance

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With tax year end just around the corner, it’s time to check you are making the most of your tax reliefs and allowances to save for a brighter future. You may want to consider:   Approaching retirement: boost pension saving now before triggering the Money Purchase Annual Allowance Anyone looking […]

Tax year end planning 2019 – High earners: making a pension contribution before the tax year end could increase your annual allowance

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With tax year end just around the corner, it’s time to check you are making the most of your tax reliefs and allowances to save for a brighter future.   You may want to consider: High earners: making a pension contribution before the tax year end could increase your annual […]

Tax year end planning 2019 – Pension saving: maximise tax relief

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With tax year end just around the corner, it’s time to check you are making the most of your tax reliefs and allowances to save for a brighter future.   You may want to consider: Pension saving to maximise tax relief Additional and higher rate taxpayers may wish to contribute […]

Top Tips for Financial Planning

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It’s 2019. Perhaps you are recovering from the festive excess in more ways than one?! You think, OK, it’s time to take stock. Sort things out. Stop putting important things off. Or is that just me? You may have already done some thinking ahead, booked the holiday, made enquiries about […]

Amanda gains much sought after later life accreditation

Amanda Cowie gains accreditation

Robson Laidler Wealth Director Amanda Cowie has recently received an accreditation from the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA).  There are only three other Independent Financial Advisers in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear who hold this. The Later Life Advisers Accreditation has now become established as the industry standard of […]