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October 31, 2018 5:38 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

Steve and Sue have a small, successful limited company which they are looking to expand, however, like many other small... View Article

October 30, 2018 1:34 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

On 29th October 2018, Philip Hammond announced the Autumn Budget. This is to be the last such budget before Brexit... View Article

October 23, 2018 11:55 am Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

In the 2015 budget, the Government announced that they were reducing the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) from £1.25 million to £1million.... View Article

August 3, 2018 10:13 am Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

On the 2nd August 2018 The Bank of England increased the base rate to 0.75% from 0.5%. This is the... View Article

March 26, 2018 12:24 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

There are different types of Life Assurance in the market place from different providers but which is the best for... View Article

March 26, 2018 12:18 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

With the end of the tax year looming it gives us the opportunity to outline the different allowances for pensions,... View Article

March 26, 2018 12:06 pm Published by Richard Cropley 2 Comments

Earlier in 2018 our SIPP and SSAS products were independently rated by Defaqto. Following this achievement, we have accomplished more... View Article

January 26, 2018 4:57 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

On 14th December 2017 the Scottish Government proposed in the Scottish Budget new Income Tax bands for Scottish income tax... View Article

January 26, 2018 3:46 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

One of the main advantages of SIPPs is that HMRC pay tax relief on personal pension contributions. The current rules... View Article

January 26, 2018 3:11 pm Published by Richard Cropley Leave your thoughts

Property purchases in the United Kingdom are subject to either Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) if the property is purchased... View Article