Archive

05Sep
2018

Tax changes which may affect you (Spring Statement 2018)

There have been some important tax changes this year. They won’t necessarily amount to a lot of money but they may well require action: From the 6th April 2018 the rates and bands of tax that apply to Scottish ...

04Apr
2018

Easter 2018 – Client Newsmail

Easter greetings to all our clients. We emerge from a very busy but successful few months. In this newsletter we draw your attention to the developing world of Social Impact Investment as well as the excitement of GDPR and ...

04Apr
2018

GDPR

If you haven’t been invited to a meeting about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) you can consider yourself fortunate. GDPR will impact on all businesses, charities and organisations. As it happens we are very happy ...

14Dec
2017

How The Autumn Budget Might Impact You

Tax Rates and Allowances Everyone gets the benefit of an increased personal allowance. This means that no one pays tax until they earn over £11,850 per annum. The savings income zero percent starting band stays at £5,000 ...

06Sep
2017

Lifetime ISAs – A 25% bonus for 18-40 year-olds to help with house buying

Lifetime ISAs – A 25% bonus for 18-40 year-olds to help with house buying If you’re aged between 18 and 40 you can now build even more tax free savings. You can pay up to £4,000 into the new Lifetime ISAs in the current ...

22Dec
2016

Marriage Allowance

This tax allowance allows you to transfer £1,100 of your personal allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner.   It can reduce their tax bill by up to £220 a year. There are certain eligibility rules but if you ...

22Dec
2016

Social Investment Tax Relief

Much as we might like it, when it comes to investment we can’t have our cake and eat it.  However, if you are someone who would like to see a positive social return, as well a financial return on your money, then you may ...

22Dec
2016

3 ways to make the most of your state pension

Here are three things you can do to boost your State Pension: If you have already retired (before April 2016) you can boost your state pension income by making a lump sum investment known as the “State Pension top up”. ...

01Jun
2016

All forecasts are wrong

Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark has accused Chancellor George Osborne of producing “ludicrous” economic forecasts about Europe. Earlier the former Secretary of State, Iain Duncan-Smith, dismissed a recent barrage of ...

07Mar
2016

Flowers McEwan Has Moved Offices!

That title may sound a bit grand but actually we are only moving a stone’s throw from our previous offices (where we’ve been for five and a half years). We’ve decided to take advantage of low property prices to invest ...