At the start of the pandemic HMRC introduced several tax concessions to provide additional support to employees working from home but what are the tax implications of these additional perks? In the 2020/21 tax year, as an employee you may have received extra support from your employer to enable […]
Category Archives: Blog
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Going through a divorce is an incredibly stressful and confusing time. You don’t want a long, drawn out proceeding that becomes acrimonious and volatile. At the same time, you don’t want to feel financially duped and you have a right to a fair and equitous split of your resources. […]
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The pandemic over the past 20 months has taken its toll in different ways. For many this has included relationship breakdowns and sadly we have seen a rise in divorce and separation with our own clients. We’ve also spoken to some highly regarded North East solicitors who specialise in […]
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Optimistic outlook for businesses across the UK latest research reveals. In September and October, we asked businesses from across the UK to share their outlook for the next 12 months, as well as how they have fared in the past 12-months. The results make for positive reading with 48% of […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Healthcare, Investments, Later Life, Pay, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Tax, Taxable Benefits, Wealth
The Autumn Budget Changes to Pensions
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If you have a UK pension then you may need to be aware of three important changes that were announced in the recent Autumn Budget: No 1. The change to the age that you can take an income from an invested pension. We’ve been mentioning this to our clients […]
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The Autumn Budget Statement – Tax Tricks or Treats?
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On Wednesday 27 October the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Autumn Budget Announcement. In the run up to Halloween we ask whether it delivered tax tricks or treats? The Autumn Budget Announcement trumpeted a “New Age of Optimism”, but there were ominous signs of tax increases to come. […]
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Under regulations that took effect from 1 October, GPs and practice employees with more than £150,000 in NHS earnings in the 2019/20 financial year are required to declare this income by 12 November. The full guidance is now available and can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/general-practice-pay-transparency-guidance/ The Robson […]
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The following article from Dimensional is food for thought about investor behaviour as global equity markets are at or near all-time highs: KEY TAKEAWAYS Financial journalists periodically stoke investors’ record-high anxiety by suggesting the laws of physics apply to financial markets—that what goes up must come down. But […]
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At Robson Laidler, we want you to get to know us better! This month, we ask Robson Laidler Wealth’s Jennifer Gilroy 10 Questions… 1. What is your role & how long have you done this for? Wealth Administrator. I started with RL Wealth in May this year joining at an […]
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Why spend time and money training people if they’re just going to leave…. but what if they stay!? “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to” – Sir Richard Branson Richard Branson is one of the world’s most influential businessmen & he […]