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28 April 2022
Be careful if you are thinking of cashing in a pension early!There is technically no limit to how much can be saved into a pension (or pensions) in a tax year, however there is a limit that exists in respect of the total that can be contributed which will benefit from tax relief and where no tax charge will result. Stuart Walker, Chartered Financial Planner in our Wealth team, takes you through everything that you need to know if you are considering cashing in your pension early.
27 April 2022
Market Commentary April 2022Working in conjunction with our investment research partners, Square Mile, they have prepared a quarterly market commentary report and video covering quarter one.
26 April 2022
New grants available to help rural businesses reduce ammonia emissionsThe Scottish Government has introduced a new scheme called the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS), intended to help rural businesses fund new equipment to reduce ammonia emissions and mitigate the impact of the storage and spreading of livestock slurry and digestate on water quality.
26 April 2022
Rising costs, rising concernsMost people have an understanding of the term inflation, how it works and phrases such as cost of living, prices index and other similar terms. In basic terms, inflation is just understanding how prices change over time and how things are more expensive today than they have been in the past.
20 April 2022
Continuing HMRC delays cause difficulties with land and property transactionsHigh levels of transaction activity have resulted in greater demand for advice regarding the sale and acquisition of land and property. The VAT implications of transferring land and property assets, particularly around the option to tax, can be challenging and are crucial to consider at an early stage to prevent VAT becoming an obstacle to the completion of deals.
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