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
Rules on socialising indoors and foreign travel are lifted in England, Wales and most of Scotland.
Holidaymakers from England, Scotland and Wales are now able to jet off for some early summer sun.
Thousands of people got jabs in Bolton over the weekend as the town battles the Indian variant.
Greenpeace says it found plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at numerous sites.
Pubs and restaurants can also serve alcohol indoors as most of Scotland moves to level two restrictions.