Five things your clients will call you about this week

The papers have been overflowing with financial news over the weekend ahead of Wednesday's Budget and the end of the tax year on 5 April. Every paper carried stories on these five issues. 1) Tax changes already planned for 6 April Higher-rate taxpayers face paying hundreds of pounds more in income tax and national insurance (NI) from 6 April, regardless of any new measures that may be announced in the Budget, as NI jumps a percentage point and the 40% tax threshold is lowered. Avoidance methods could be a hot topic in meetings. 2) ‘Flipping' to avoid CGT 'Flipping' is where a...