Act now: End of year tax planning in uncertain times

Another tax year bites the dust in a matter of weeks

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The only 100% certainty is that right here, right now; pension tax relief is available for clients. From 16 March we're into uncertain territory, writes Tim Orton

The end of the tax year is an annual, inevitable occurrence so why is the end of this tax year is different? To begin with, it's the first one under a Conservative government since 1997, long before this website and our platform existed. Since then, the digital revolution has changed our business - and yours - forever. Back in 1997, the FTSE gained a healthy 24% over the year, in a relatively peaceful world where only one sizable military conflict took place in the Republic of Congo. At Aviva, our primary purpose is to free people from the fear of uncertainty, and I think that's al...

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