Les Cameron: Pay attention to the run of the mill to avoid the tax chill

Getting ready for tax-year end

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - tax-year end. Here Les Cameron outlines some simple strategies to keep clients out of the cold...

As we enter a new calendar year we also are entering the run-up to the end of what is the most important year. The tax year of course. While we've had (another) year rife with rumours that << insert your favourite here>> there has been very little by way of change. In the individual tax world, the only change is the temporary 1.25% increase to National Insurance and dividend tax rates, while we await the new Social Care Levy. So while there's very little change in the structure and operation of the taxation of UK individuals,  there's been an important "no change".  That stemmed...

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