Minimum and Living Wage Rates

Minimum and Living Wage Rates

National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates from 1st April 2018 Further to circular NP/076 of 17th May 2017, ahead of the autumn Budget statement on 22nd November, the Low Pay Commission published its recommendations on NMW and accommodation offset rates from 1st April next...
Minimum and Living Wage Rates

Income tax – bands

Income tax – bands (after any personal allowance) UK excluding Scotland Rate Tax Band Income tax rate Dividend tax rate Starting Rate for Savings £0 – £5,000 0% N/A Basic rate £0 – £33,500 20% 7.5% Higher Rate £33,501 – £150,000 40% 32.5%...
Why You Need a Personal Accountant?

Why You Need a Personal Accountant?

If you’re just starting up your business you might think you can handle your accounts yourself – it is part of being an entrepreneur after all, isn’t it? Actually, what’s really part of being an entrepreneur is knowing when you’ve got too much on your plate and asking...
EXPANSION AT SCHWAB RANKLES RIAS

EXPANSION AT SCHWAB RANKLES RIAS

With its acquisition of money manager ThomasPartners Inc. last week, The Charles Schwab Corp. took another step in building out its small but fast-growing proprietary separate-account platform. But by buying the firm, Schwab risks once again ruffling feathers among...