Winter Fuel Payment Clawback 2025/26 In June 2025, the UK government announced that, from Winter 2025, the eligibility for Winter Fuel Payment in England and Wales will be expanded so that more pensioners are eligible. All pensioners born before 22 September 1959 will receive Winter Fuel Payment automatically. However, if your annual taxable […]
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How Has Inheritance Tax Changed?
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Aug
Aug
How Has Inheritance Tax Changed? On 21 July 2025 the draft legislation for the Finance Act 2025-26 was published and it confirms that the Labour Government wishes to proceed with its proposed Inheritance Tax (IHT) reforms, which come into place from April 2026. As a result of those reforms, the […]
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Jul
Jul
Changes to profit extraction: What they mean for you Recent changes in tax rules could mean that your current profit extraction strategy – how you currently take money out of your business – isn’t as effective as it once was. With a few small adjustments, you could increase both your […]
Blog, Pensions, Personal Finance, Tax, Taxable Benefits
Underpaid State Pension: Check Your NI Record for Missing HRP
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Apr
Apr
Errors in State Pension Due to Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates it has underpaid between £300m and £1.5billion of state pension because of errors with the recording of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP). HRP was a scheme designed to help protect parents’ and carers’ […]
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Oct
Oct
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Please click below to download a summary of her statement in our Autumn Budget Report 2024. Following this Autumn Budget, please contact our tax team for more advice […]
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Sep
Sep
Minimise Your Tax Bill with Allowable Business Expenses Allowable Expenses is a term used to describe costs or expenses you incur while running your business that you can claim as tax deductions therefore reducing the amount of tax you pay on your profits. However what expenses you can claim […]
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Sep
Sep
Dreaming of an Overseas Holiday Home? Consider UK Tax Implications… When summer fades into a distant memory and winter is on the horizon, many of us dream of the sand, sea, and sunshine an overseas holiday home can bring, without much thought to the UK tax implications of owning […]
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Sep
Sep
The History and Benefits of Bed and Breakfasting For many years UK investors used a method called Bed and Breakfasting to increase the base cost of their assets. This used their annual exemptions and minimised CGT on an eventual sale. It used to be possible to do this across a […]
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Sep
Sep
11 reasons to do your tax return before the deadline Nobody likes to do tax returns, but there are actually some pretty good reasons to do your tax return before the deadline and get it out of the way. 1. Avoid Last-Minute Stress: Getting it done well […]
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Tax, Taxable Benefits
High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) Updates: What You Need to Know
04
Sep
Sep
High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) Updates: What You Need to Know Starting from 6 April 2024, significant changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) have been introduced. These updates could reduce your tax burden and bring welcome financial relief to many families. Here’s a breakdown of […]