This document contains a short explanation of Capital Gains Tax, the allowances available in the 2021/22 tax year, and how you can use it in your year end tax planning.
General
This section contains miscellaneous & general financial information that you may find useful when dealing with certain life events.
Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom, granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, allow same-sex couples to obtain essentially the same rights and responsibilities as marriage. Though from March 2014 full same-sex marriage was legalised in England, Scotland and Wales, civil partnership remains available. Designed to be very much equivalent to marriage for same sex couples, a civil partnership carries both rights and responsibilities, in very broad terms, attracting the same legal and tax protections/advantages/disadvantages as a traditional marriage. This article explains further.
A short explanation of Inheritance Tax and how to plan for it in your tax planning.
UK News
Fully-jabbed people returning to England can now take lateral flow tests instead of PCR tests.
The government sets out its package for new T-levels and boosting further education in England.
A government source says the EU has offered "things that we can work with" but gaps remain.
The exam board AQA apologises and says the textbook should never have been approved.
Rebecca Gale says she was "shocked and then angry" the Student Loans Company took so long to repay her.