Personal

Budget Day 22 June 2010

Our site has now been updated to include details of the raft of announcements made by Chancellor George Osborne in his first Budget Speech. These changes include a new rate of capital gains tax of 28% and an increase in entrepreneurs' relief from £2 million to £5 million.

Do you have a capital gain? Check our capital gains tax calculator.

Introduction to the tax system

An overview of the tax system including self assessment and the taxation of earnings from self employment.

Planning aspects

Take control of your finances and enhance your prosperity by visiting our planning guides. They will take you through the essentials of financial planning, from using your personal tax reliefs to making a will.

Home aspects

Close to home - planning also includes your home and may extend to the children, trusts, separation and divorce and so on.

Aspects of investments and investing

This section will introduce you to options available for savings and investments.

Retirement and pensions

A series of guides to retirements and pensions.

VCT & EIS

This section provides an analysis of the tax reliefs afforded by Venture Capital Trusts and the Enterprise Investment Scheme, and highlights the important differences between the two schemes.