The Conservative Party Manifesto announcement and subsequent U-Turn on the requirement to pay for social care may have caused many voters to switch their allegiance in the June Election. Although this so-called “#Dementia #tax” is not strictly a tax, paying for social care has become more important than #Inheritance #Tax for many families.
For the unprepared, the process of making a will and ensuring it is followed properly can contain many pitfalls. Every step taken must abide by the letter of the law and any diversions can result in an invalid will and the moving of the deceased’s estate into the realm of intestacy law.
The comedian Rik Mayall shocked the British public last year after he died suddenly at the age of 56. Almost a year on, the future of his £1.2 million estate has been thrown into doubt after it emerged that he failed to leave a valid will, thereby leaving his assets ‘intestate’.
In a bid to compete with Ireland’s 12.5% corporation tax rate, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has suggested lowering the rate to just 10%. According to Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers, around 34,000 businesses will benefit when the power is devolved in April 2017.
Submitting your self-assessment tax-return doesn’t have to be hard – especially in the digital age. With the 31 January 2015 deadline just 6 weeks away, we thought we’d put together a fool-proof guide to submitting your online tax return, just in time for Christmas.