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UK Tax Allowances News

Personal Allowances for 2017

The personal allowances for 2017 have been announced and have been increased for all tranches of earnings from the allowance…

New Dividend Tax Introduced in 2015 Budget

In recent years there have been a lot of changes to personal allowances and indeed other allowances that affect personal…

Full Details of Summer 2015 Budget Inheritance Tax Changes

In the summer 2015 budget this week, George Osborne introduced some major changes to the rules on inheritance tax, so…

40% Tax Band Increased for 2016/17

The chancellor George Osborne this week announced in his extra budget that the figure at which the 40% tax band…

Personal Allowance 2016/17

In the first sole Conservative budget in 19 years, George Osborne has pledged to accelerate the increase in the personal…

£100k Tax Trap

There is a point when you get to earning £100,000 a year where the personal allowance becomes a bit more…

Marriage Allowance – A Misnomer?

So there has been a lot of talk about the new marriage allowance - which is what the government are…

What are the Major Parties’ Policies on the Personal Allowance?

So with the general election coming up I thought it would be a good idea to try and find out…

ISA Allowance 2015

So with the new tax year coming into play tomorrow (6th April 2015) there is an increase in the ISA…

£11,000 Personal Allowance Announced

In the Budget today George Osborne announced that the personal allowance would be increased to £11,000 a year with effect…