Financial Services News & Updates
A new UK pensions study reveals a worrying lack of preparation for retirement.
This month’s newsletter lists the tax changes announced in the Finance Bill 2015 that were deferred until after the election, a reminder to take a look at the pensions automatic enrolment process, how to recover pre-incorporation VAT and a recent case where directors were jailed for defrauding an appointed liquidator.
- 5th June 2015
One of Shropshire’s leading firms of financial advisors is celebrating a decade in business.
A local solicitor is warning divorced pension beneficiaries of a new ruling which now enables an estranged spouse to cash in the entirety of a pension pot, rather than splitting the income of it equally with their former partner, as may have been agreed and ordered previously.
This month’s newsletter highlights two changes mooted by George Osborne in his recent Budget. Also flagged up are increases in the National Minimum Wage from October 2015 and the pro’s and con’s of the present relaxation in pension rules.
- 21st April 2015
Pension freedom reforms are now giving more than half a million over-55s the opportunity to take control of their own retirement savings and spend, save or invest them as they wish.
This month’s newsletter articles are the last to be posted before George Osborne’s final budget of the current Parliament. It will be interesting to see how much of the content will be carrot rather than stick. The articles included in this newsletter are: a reminder that tax planning should be considered before 6 April 2015, a list of HMRC’s top ten reasons why serial tax avoidance is not a good idea, a reminder to review your Will and the tax consequences of employing domestic staff.
- 13th January 2015
This month’s newsletter provides suggestions on planning before your business year end, a new initiative to top up your State Pension and an idea for those with incomes approaching £100k.
This month’s newsletter includes: a short summary of the tax changes announced in the Autumn Statement.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers a happy Christmas, and all the very best for 2015.
- 9th October 2014
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