The penultimate article in our series of Tax Planning Tips 2023/24. To see how we can help, please click here to get in touch. Choose the most tax-advantageous structure for your new business. When starting a new business venture, it can be difficult to predict the level of income it will generate. If losses…
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Jeremy Hunt’s second Autumn Statement was set against a much less financially turbulent background than his first. However, politics still loomed large with a likely election in the next 12 months prompting calls for tax cuts from within the Conservative party. Until recently the Chancellor had attempted to stall such demands with warnings of “difficult…
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The fifth article in our series of Tax Planning Tips 2023/24. To see how we can help, please click here to get in touch. Plan to maximise your inheritance tax (IHT) nil rate band on death. Everyone has a nil rate band of £325,000 on which no IHT is charged. If you have children,…
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Our Chief Investment Officer Matt Strachan has been named as one of the most influential fund selectors in the UK & Channel Islands by Citywire’s Wealth Manager. This article first appeared in Citywire on 2 November 2023. Matt Strachan has 30 years of industry experience, including a stint managing the Alliance Trust Investments North America…
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This week Thorntons Investments are supporting #TalkMoney Week, designed to get us all talking more about the pennies in our pocket, our thoughts and feelings around money, and how and where to get help if and when you need it. Quite often, it’s just saying the words out loud that’s the hardest part. So, we’re…
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Continuing with our Tax Planning Tips for 2023/24. To see how we can help, please click here to get in touch. Maximise tax relief on your pension contributions by using all of your annual allowance. The annual allowance for 2023/24 is £60,000, but you can also use surplus allowance from the previous three tax…
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This article first appeared in the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce website, 30th October 2023, click here to view the article. Monday 23rd October First day back at work after a week’s annual leave (3 days of which were spent at home baking thanks to Storm Babet!) and a busy day ahead it…
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The third article in our series on Tax Planning Tips for 2023/24. To see how we can help, please click here to get in touch. Let rooms in your own home to one or more lodgers. Rent-a-room relief allows up to £7,500 of rent per property to be received tax free per year. The…
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Our second article in our series on Tax Planning Tips for 2023/24. To see how we can help, please click here to get in touch. Contribute up to £9,000 into your child’s Junior ISA. The fund builds up free of tax on investment income and capital gains until your child reaches 18, when the…
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Each year our staff choose a charity to support – it’s normally something that has affected a member of the team personally, and this year is no different. In recent years, we’ve supported charities including Scottish Cot Death Trust, Beat Eating Disorders, CICRA (Crohn’s disease), Maggies Centres and Myeloma UK. To raise money, we have…
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