Tax Planning

More than a million extra middle-income workers will have been dragged into the 40p tax bracket by next year because of George Osborne's plans to boost income for the low-paid.

CGT and pensions tax: Six Budget 2014 predictions from Brewin Dolphin

Tory pressure group Renewal has proposed scrapping the 40p higher rate of income tax and replacing it with a 45p rate for some earners.

The Labour Party has confirmed its policy to restrict higher-rate pensions tax relief to fund job creation will be in its 2015 manifesto.

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend.

How to advise the spouse of a client who has died intestate

Taking a hefty tax charge on the chin might be the right decision

Tax relief is "the lowest hanging fruit in Whitehall" and politicians were prepared to slash current levels to save the Treasury millions of pounds, according to a think tank.

Hargreaves Lansdown has confirmed a number of its new discounted fund deals will be subject to HMRC's rebate tax, with only 9 of the 27 funds on its Wealth 150 Plus list available via preferentially priced share classes.

It's our weekly heads-up on the articles your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...