The Inland Revenue’s (IR) crackdown on tax avoidance is bad news for all those who fill out self-assessment tax returns. Every year, HM Revenue & Customs launches inquiries into around 250,000, or nearly 3%, of …
After drifting around $7 for most of the year, silver edged up to an 11-month high of just below $8 an ounce a few weeks ago. It has now settled back to around $7.50. The …
If you’re thinking of becoming non-resident for tax reasons, try Canada, says the Schmidt Offshore Report. Though it is a high-tax jurisdiction, new residents can escape tax for up to five years (before moving on), …
A new pension was launched this week which promises to be even cheaper than stakeholders. The Lifetime Account will charge a flat £35 a year, an amount that is significantly less than the standard level …
Parents who want to send their children to private schools need to start saving while they are in nappies. Around 7% of children – more than 600,000 pupils – now attend independent schools and that …
Britain’s pensions are in a right mess. Public sector workers may not be doing too badly, but the rest of us are going to suffer. So what is the Government doing about it? Why all …