As the Gates Foundation launches its report on progress in the fight against poverty, the philanthropist talks to Polly Toynbee about the challenges ahead. Gates discusses the US president's approach to foreign aid, sharing his hopes for Trump ‘as a human being who cares about other human beings’
By Toby Hermitage, Tax Partner at Carter Backer Winter LLP One of the challenges we face today is passing on accumulated value in investment and property companies to the next generation tax efficiently. In many cases, the shares in these companies are held by older members of the family who fear that HMRC will take […]
Taxes never leave you. You have to pay them when you work and will continue paying them in retirement. Taxes in retirement are calculated on your income each year as you receive it, exactly the way it worked before you retired. Retirement and tax planning is critical to estimate the amount of taxes you would […]
The UK’s SMEs are overwhelmingly calling for business rates to be made both simpler and more flexible, research from Close Brothers Asset Finance reveals. Overall, the figure stands at 71%, with businesses at the larger end of the scale feeling particularly frustrated. Business Rates are a tax on business properties set by the government; they […]
With a recent report from the Local Data Company that new store openings are at their lowest level for seven years, with just 4,083 opening in stark contrast to 5,855 closures, the British retail industry faces a systemic challenge to its business model, which has relied on brick and mortar stores for survival. Phil Duffy, […]
While he retains a strong voter base in the conservative heartlands of North America, the Presidency of Donald Trump continues to be defined by an excess of smoke and a seemingly endless hallway of mirrors. Nothing embodies this better than the former real estate mogul's comprehensive tax reform plans, which has been presented as legislation […]
There's an old saying in life which states that you need to speculate to accumulate, and this is especially true when attempting to build wealth and secure your financial future. Opening a savings account is the most simple embodiment of this rule, as it requires you to commit a certain amount of your monthly disposable […]
Ragu Bhargava is not only a successful serial entrepreneur, he is probably the most optimistic one. In his view, there is no problem that cannot be solved. Ragu’s driving idea – the idea that animates his life, that guides his business and makes him show up to work at 4:00 am – is that there […]
This year’s self-assessment deadline is especially significant as it is the last tax return before the government begins its Making Tax Digital (MTD) rollout. Nick Williams, Head of Business Development, UK Accountants, Intuit, explains below. There have been plenty of discussions already around how this new legislation will put an end to the January panic […]
Faster global GDP growth, continuing loose global monetary policies, and US tax cuts will help make 2018 a profitable year for investors. But there are also some important headwinds on the horizon. Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group looks to the year ahead with optimistic caution. He comments: “2017 has been marked by steady […]
Britain’s retailers look set to emerge, counter-intuitively, as the most exposed to lease commitments, according to analysis by Aptitude Software. Aptitude Software estimates that 90% of UK High Street retailers will struggle to comply with the impending new lease accounting standards (IFRS 16) which come into effect in January 2019. This is in part due […]
The self-assessment deadline is fast-approaching: your tax return needs to be filed and tax paid by midnight on 31st January. However, if you haven’t completed a return before, you want to pay by credit card, or you haven’t kept perfect records, you’ll need to get started now. Sarah Coles, personal finance analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Some […]
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