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1 Nov 2023
Tax Tip Planning

Tax Tip Planning

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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30 Oct 2023
DACC – In Your Shoes – Sarah Peter

DACC – In Your Shoes – Sarah Peter

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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12 Oct 2023
Tax Tip Planning

Tax Tip Planning

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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20 Sep 2023
Tax Tip Planning

Tax Tip Planning

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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31 Aug 2023
Tax Tip Planning

Tax Tip Planning

Over the next few weeks, we will be running a series of articles on Tax Planning Tips for 2023/24.  These general tips highlight ways in which you can currently use certain tax reliefs to your advantage, and how to avoid some of the tax penalties.  It can help you navigate the complexity of certain tax…

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Simon Lewis joins Thorntons Investments “Discretionary Team”

Simon Lewis joined the Discretionary Portfolio team at Thorntons Investments in May 2023 supporting its growth strategy in discretionary funds under management across a range of individual client and trust portfolios.  Simon brings a wealth of experience to his role as Portfolio Manager with almost 20 years working as a stockbroker, private banker and investment…

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27 Apr 2023
Earth Month 2023

Earth Month 2023

  Earth Month takes place in April each year. This annual awareness month is an opportunity to raise awareness and promote environmental action needed to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. As a business we subscribe to Ecologi on behalf of each and every one of our staff. Our funding directly supports climate projects…

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27 Mar 2023
Capital Gains Tax: to pay, or not to pay, that is the question !

Capital Gains Tax: to pay, or not to pay, that is the question !

Shortly after his arrival in 11 Downing Street, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a rather severe haircut to the amount of capital gains individuals can realise before creating a tax liability. Since then, there have been further changes to pension allowances, and this has undoubtedly caught the attention of savers and investors alike. It is the…

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16 Mar 2023
Spring Budget 2023

Spring Budget 2023

The first Budget since October 2021 was widely expected to be an uneventful affair. Five months ago, the then new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, presented an Autumn Statement that was more of a Budget than many formal Budgets. Not only did his Autumn Statement result in a greater increase in the tax burden than most Budgets…

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