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This is a complex area. It would be good to hear your views and ideas. Please add them via the comments box below this blog. I was chatting…
Read moreHere are some comments on the manifestos of the major political parties, now that they are all available. I focus on how they might affect investors. Most readers…
Read moreOn Friday (5th July) the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) published their second report on the simplification of Inheritance Tax (IHT). You only need to read the report…
Read moreMajestic Wine (WINE) issued their interim results yesterday (22/11/2018). I no longer hold the shares but I am a customer of theirs. The financial results were disappointing with…
Read moreThe Government has announced a review of the Taxation of Trusts. You can read the consultation document and respond thereafter here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-of-taxation-of-trusts-a-review It’s not about investment trusts, but…
Read morePhilip Hammond’s budget today can be summarised as: More money for the NHS. More money for the MOD. Money for schools. More money to fix potholes. More money…
Read moreThere have been extensive reports in the press about revelations contained in the so-called “Paradise Papers”. One of the most intriguing of these has been the accusation of…
Read moreNational Grid (NG.) are returning some of the cash received from the sale of their stake in a gas distribution business to shareholders via a large special dividend.…
Read moreWhen a General Election is called, with the imminent prorogation of Parliament when all Bills that are passing through Parliament are effectively abandoned, the Government has to rush…
Read moreThe most recent changes to dividend taxation in the Chancellors Spring Budget are a major attack on private investors. The simple change to reduce the Dividend Tax Allowance…
Read moreThe Chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivered his Spring budget yesterday. But as most of the big changes have been moved to the Autumn, this was a “steady as you…
Read moreTo follow on from my last blog post, another interesting press release from the AIC today was that on the performance of Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). That’s particularly…
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