Tax Planning

The Chancellor is likely to significantly increase the personal tax allowance in his Budget speech today, reports suggest.

IFAonline today brings you LIVE coverage of all the measures in what some observers are dubbing a "Budget for the rich".

BUDGET 2012

Chancellor George Osborne is to set out plans in tomorrow's Budget to give 20 million people a detailed breakdown of how their taxes are spent.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is facing calls to investigate London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone.

Well, it's that time of year again as we all wait for the fall-out from the forthcoming Budget.

With the Chancellor seemingly just as likely to speak to the press as to policymakers in the build-up to a Budget, we round some of this week's likely measures...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, is set to make a cut to the top rate of income tax his headline measure in next week's Budget, as the Liberal Democrats have eased their opposition to the move in exchange for other concessions.

Employee-owned companies such as the John Lewis department store could be given capital gains tax (CGT) breaks, under plans being drawn up by deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

Brian Murphy, financial planning manager at AXA Wealth, reveals the action the tax authority is taking to combat evasion and bridge the tax gap.