In the run up to the November budget it was widely speculated that changes would be made to inheritance tax. Whilst it has had some tinkering around the edges, for example the introduction of the residential nil rate band, which gives an additional allowance where you...
I think by now most people will have heard either of these terms, but not always in a positive way. A Bitcoin is probably the most recognisable of cryptocurrencies, but what are they? For starters, they are not something physical that you can put in your own wallet...
As an adviser I frequently read in our trade press articles about the next group of innocent people being scammed out of their hard-earned savings. But recently these cases have hit the mainstream press. The BBC website carried an article in January about a group of...
Fed up with looking at lettuce leaves I was coaxed into choosing a ‘push the boat out’ lunch on my most recent trip to Cirencester. Ian and I headed to Toro Lounge on this bright but cold lunchtime and I was pleasantly surprised to discover even more shops and...
So what is simple assessment? Basically it is a calculation that HMRC has started issuing to taxpayers with relatively straight forward tax affairs, to collect underpayments of tax. This is as an alternative to issuing a tax return for completion. HMRC have always had...
Off to Wood Street again for another lunch, there are still lots of venues yet to visit and today we went to ’20 at The Kings’ formerly known as The Kings Arms. This magnificent building opened in the 1830s and has been a focal point of Old Town ever since. The bar...
