Tax
Don't forget next month's new tax return deadline
If you fill in a Self Assessment tax return, then don't forget next month's new 31 October deadline for paper returns.
AXA launches Estate Planning Account
AXA Wealth Management has added the Estate Planning Account with guarantees to its range of offshore propositions.
New self assessment deadline is just weeks away
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a reminder to anyone filing a Self Assessment tax return this year - there's now a new 31 October deadline for paper returns, and it's only weeks away.
SIPP By-Pass Trust from Fidelity aims to cut IHT liabilities
Fidelity FundsNetwork has launched a SIPP By-Pass Trust to help advisers tackle the increasingly complex tax burden faced by their clients.
Get ready for September changes to 2008-09 Personal Allowance
Employers will receive details this week from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of what they can do to get ready for the tax code changes which will be required for many individuals following the Chancellor's announcement in May.
Look out Brown- the UK is watching your tax policies
For two thirds (65 per cent) of Britons, tax policies are a deciding factor when voting and for one in fourteen (7 per cent) it is their main reason for voting for a political party at all, according to research from Unbiased.co.uk.
Time is running out to renew your tax credits
If you haven't renewed your tax credits claim, you only have until 31 July to do so - otherwise, your payments will stop.
Tax-geared penalties could hit over a million taxpayers
New plans by Revenue & Customs introducing tax-geared penalties for taxpayers who are late filing their self-assessment tax-returns, could hit over one million Brits according to research by Unbiased.co.uk.
Brits taxed by over taxation
The UK population is resentful about tax increases according to new research from Friends Provident.
One in 25 to die broke
Nearly half of us have factored an unguaranteed inheritance into our long-term financial plans, a survey by Fool.co.uk reveals. One in two (49%) says they expect to receive something to smooth their financial path when the time comes. But they are in for a surprise.
Standard Life helps individuals protect investments from IHT
Standard Life has widened its estate planning proposition by increasing the investment options available within its Gift Plan.
When is tax free not tax free?
AEGON Scottish Equitable is warning advisers to be aware of their clients' potential inheritance tax liability that may be incurred if they have amassed a large portfolio of tax free savings such as PEPs and ISAs.
Double taxation convention: France
A new comprehensive Double Taxation Convention between the United Kingdom and France was signed in London on 19 June 2008 by the Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mme Christine Lagarde, the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment.
HMRC want to keep your repayment
At the moment, if HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) make mistakes with a taxpayer's tax affairs then the taxpayer can claim back taxes (with interest added) for the last 6 years.
Online filing - 8 out of 10 employers prefer it
Over eighty per cent of employers have filed their end-of-year returns online - an increase of around 10% compared to last year.