by Dan Eatch | May 10, 2019 | Tax planning
The tax year 2018/19 ended on Friday 5 April, which means it’s time to start planning for the new tax year Planning for the new tax year is now affected by the shift of the Budget schedule to autumn. The result is that changes announced in October, or in...
by Dan Eatch | Mar 29, 2019 | Life assurance, Pensions, Savings, Tax planning, Wealth planning
Life expectancy has stopped increasing, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) issued in September, but we are still living longer than ever before. Between 2000 and 2010, average life expectancy at age 65 rose by 2.4 years for men and by...
by Dan Eatch | Feb 1, 2019 | Pensions, Tax planning, Wealth planning
The last Budget before Brexit proved to be more interesting than expected. The 2018 Budget was delivered five months before the Brexit deadline and the start of the 2019/20 tax year. It threatened to be an interim affair, as decisions announced in October risk...
by Dan Eatch | Jan 4, 2019 | Life assurance, Mortgages, Pensions, Protection, Tax planning, Wealth planning
There are many misconceptions around the rights of the 3.3 million unmarried couple families in the UK. The government has recently announced that heterosexual couples will be able to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales, but there will still be many...
by Dan Eatch | Dec 14, 2018 | Investments, Tax planning, Wealth planning
Stock market indices change more than you might imagine – despite their iconic image The well-known Dow Jones Index consists of a select group of just 30 companies. General Electric (GE) – was a founder member of the Dow Jones Index in 1896. Until late June, GE...
by Dan Eatch | Nov 30, 2018 | Protection, Savings, Tax planning, Wealth planning
If you’re considering making lifetime gifts, make sure all your inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities are covered. Today’s treatment of lifetime gifts is extremely generous, which is why interest in IHT has increased ahead of the Budget. If you make an outright...
