The following summarises today's budget: Personal: Personal tax allowance to rise by £630 to £8,105 in April 2012 Direct tax to be indexed by Consumer Prices Index (CPI), which excludes mortgage costs, from April 2012 Consultation on merging National Insurance and Income Tax. Not... read more

It is really interesting to hear that the number of estates whose value takes them over the £325,000 inheritance tax threshold, the level below which no tax is payable, is expected to drop during this tax year by 25 per cent. The Revenue estimates the total take from the tax will drop from... read more

Life is full of the unexpected and I am currently a victim of a cruel quirk of fate.  Early one morning, having just remembered that I forgot to put out the wheelie bin for the fortnightly rubbish collection, I raced outside barefoot to catch the approaching bin men.  Fortunately for... read more