Top 10 Personal Finance Articles – September 2009
September 29, 2009 by shrewdcookie
Filed under Top 10 Monthly Articles
Here is our usual monthly list of the top 10 read articles on shrewdcookie.com in September – there are some surprising entries!
Budget 2009 – The Key Changes
April 26, 2009 by shrewdcookie
Filed under Financial Planning
Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Budget for 2009 last week and below are the main points and changes contained in the Budget:
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Tax Allowances 2009 – Tax Rates 2009
April 7, 2009 by shrewdcookie
Filed under Tax
The new tax year commencing on 6th April 2009 brings with a new range of tax relief, rates and allowances. These are subject to change – please check current rates with an Accountant before acting on them.
Inheritance Tax – allowances and reliefs
March 24, 2009 by shrewdcookie
Filed under Inheritance Tax
In this second part of a three part series we will consider the main allowances and reliefs which can be used to reduce your liability to Inheritance Tax.
The Nil Rate Band currently stands at £312,000 – on the first £312,000 of your net taxable estate IHT is payable at 0% – hence the name “Nil Rate Band”.
