How to navigate the UK tax landscape in 2025 April 9, 2025 Happy new tax year! To celebrate, Liz Ritchie is here to tell you how to navigate the UK's tax landscape in 2025.
If you think this government is pro-business, let me sell you Tower Bridge April 9, 2025 As the government continues to develop its response to Trump’s tariffs and the changing global economic order, the Prime Minister’s muddled thinking is troubling me. We now know that he wants to simultaneously “unleash” British business whilst “sheltering it from the storm,” like a parent who implores his child to “run, but not yet, and [...]
If we want more entrepreneurs we should tax them less April 8, 2025 Altogether, from the very first penny received from an employer to the very last penny passed down to one’s children, the tax on entrepreneurship can get up to 93.1 per cent, says John O’Connell In a speech she gave in January, the Chancellor declared that it is “businesses, investors and entrepreneurs who drive economic growth”, [...]
FTSE 100: Rolls-Royce shares rebound after losing over £10bn in value April 8, 2025 Shares in Rolls-Royce have started to rebound after losing more than £10bn in value since President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced. The Derby-headquartered group’s shares had been trading at an all-time high of 812p in the middle of March before plummeting to 635p on Monday. They have now started to rebound and are trading at [...]
Private equity will leave London if the government doesn’t listen April 8, 2025 Uncertainty over government plans to change the taxation of carried interest is driving privat equity away from London, says Edwin Richards Last week, some of the world’s biggest private equity firms urged the UK government to dilute proposed changes to the treatment of carried interest. But plenty are left wondering what this means in practice [...]
Trump’s Liberation Day has delivered what he loves most: Phone calls April 4, 2025 Like all businessmen, Trump loves being on the phone. Liberation Day was a grab for attention, and boy did it deliver, writes Helen Thomas.
67 per cent tax rate will drive the last non-doms away from Britain April 3, 2025 The Finance Bill will create a punitive and arbitrary set of rules for non-doms, under which they could end up paying exorbitant levels of tax, says James Lawson This year’s Spring Statement was a pretty no-nonsense affair – and with good reason. As the war in Ukraine rages on, Trump’s tariffs begin to bite and [...]
Cash ISA: What are the alternatives? April 3, 2025 Rumours are growing over expected reforms to Cash ISAs, as the Treasury searches for ways to boost its coffers. Under the current ISA regime, savers can place up to £20,000 per tax year in a Cash ISA without paying any tax on the interest they earn. This threshold could be reduced to £4,000 under Labour’s [...]
How to get your personal finances in order before the end of the tax year April 1, 2025 As we enter the final week of the 2024-25 tax year, the good news is that investors still have time to maximise their tax-free allowances to protect their wealth from HMRC. The not-so-good news is that many savers and investors don’t seem to be aware of this, and the clock is now ticking.
Pets at Home shakes off current market woes but warns of struggles ahead March 31, 2025 Pets at Home announced its profit had fallen in line with expectations in its performance update, but warned of struggles ahead. Its share price fell more than 10 per cent in early trades. The group predicted profit before tax for the year at £133m, in line with previous guidance. It said trends in the final [...]