ISAs should be viewed as an ongoing opportunity, rather than a one-off tax-saving method
Although we don’t yet know the full details, it is clear that taxes on gains on savings and investments is one area that the Chancellor will be looking at to raise extra revenues. This is having the effect of shining a spotlight on the benefits of wrapping investments in an ISA, where both capital growth and dividend/interest income are free of tax entirely – you don’t even have to declare any ISA on your tax return.
Leading UK charity fundraising expert tells regional charities they need to diversify their sources of income
Charities need to diversify their fundraising streams to cope with a rapidly changing funding environment, with many traditional sources of income drying up – that was the advice given by one of the UK’s foremost charity fundraising specialists at a special webinar for the region’s charity trustees and managers.
Investment bonds – a flexible investment vehicle which falls outside capital gains tax
Chris Egmore of Lovewell Blake Financial Planning says that onshore investment bonds can be a tax-efficient and simple way of investing for the medium- to long-term
Increases in capital taxation to be 'front and centre' of forthcoming budget
Capital gains tax seems certain to be more onerous after the forthcoming Budget, says Mary Schofield.
Labours Employment Rights Bill
The Labour Party's proposed Employment Rights Bill is set to considerably change the UK's employment landscape with ambitious aims to strengthen workers' rights, reshape employment status definitions and create a fairer working environment.
IPSE calls for fairer off-payroll rules in Budget
The Chancellor should use her Autumn Budget to make off-payroll working rules 'fairer and more effective', according to the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE).
Leading Meteorologist to focus on climate change at farmers' evening
Leading meteorologist Chris Bell will be exploring the science and impacts of climate change on agriculture during the third joint Lovewell Blake/NFU Farmers’ Evening of 2024, which takes place at Halesworth Golf Club on Wednesday 6th November.
Live-in B&B owners face potential budget tax bombshell
With most commentators predicting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will turn her attention to capital taxes in the forthcoming Budget, those who run a bed and breakfast from their own home face a complicated situation, says James Shipp of Lovewell Blake.