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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 19:13 BSTSun, 11 May 2008 23:36:51 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/yourmoney/tax(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e7f1316-1dee-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e7f1316-1dee-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlWith 40,000 jobs being cut in the City, employees are being advised to scrutinise their contracts, and negotiate the best package possibleFri, 9 May 2008 19:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7369d6a8-1ded-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7369d6a8-1ded-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThere has debate over the future of discretionary will trusts, now that inheritance tax allowances can be transferred between married couples and civil partners. But some advisers say they still have their usesFri, 9 May 2008 18:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e3f8e1a-1deb-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e3f8e1a-1deb-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlSome disciplined savers could have accumulated tax-free cash Isa balances totalling as much as £50,000Fri, 9 May 2008 18:52 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83b7f1d0-fcdb-11dc-961e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83b7f1d0-fcdb-11dc-961e-000077b07658.htmlWith the end of the tax year now just days away, investors should brace themselves for a barrage of last-minute appeals to "use or lose" their Isa and other tax-saving allowances.Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:57 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07fbc4cc-f6af-11dc-bda1-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07fbc4cc-f6af-11dc-bda1-000077b07658.htmlInvestors looking to use up the last of their savings tax allowance are reaping the rewards of a more competitive Isa season this year.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:14 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9d7d110-f6ae-11dc-bda1-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9d7d110-f6ae-11dc-bda1-000077b07658.htmlNewly-nationalised Northern Rock could be set to add to already intense competition for savers. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:14 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8a4c7f8-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8a4c7f8-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlChancellor Alistair Darling offered a handful of concessions to "non-domiciled" UK residents as part of his maiden Budget address, by softening some of the proposed requirements on their taxation. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:52 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba6105c0-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba6105c0-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe end of the tax year is just three weeks away, but individuals are still being encouraged to "max out" their tax-free contributions to self-invested personal pensions Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:46 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df656352-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df656352-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlAlastair Darling has sparked a final rush to beat the April 5 deadline before the new capital gains tax regime takes effectFri, 14 Mar 2008 15:41 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c4d09ec-f1bd-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c4d09ec-f1bd-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Revenue has slammed the door once and for all on tax schemes that allowed private investors to reduce their income tax bill through investment in film.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:55 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e33bf73e-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e33bf73e-f1bc-11dc-9b45-0000779fd2ac.htmlSloppy accounting habits need to be tidied up, say tax experts, as the government's campaign against tax avoidance steps up a gear.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:38 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a37292e-f06f-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a37292e-f06f-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac.htmlNon-drinking, non-smoking, non-driving pensioners who carry wicker baskets to the shops appear to be the winners in a Budget that was heavy on indirect "sin" and green taxes. But the measures announced on income tax, National Insurance (NI) and stamp duty were light enough for the chancellor to have swapped his despatch box for a now potentially taxable plastic bag.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:09 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fabd7034-ec55-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fabd7034-ec55-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.htmlProperty investors who fear that returns from the traditional buy-to-let market are evaporating may be able to access off-plan rental accommodation through "build-to-let" schemes. Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:45 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04c8634a-ec56-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04c8634a-ec56-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.htmlAlastair Darling's first Budget could hit high earners with increased National Insurance contributions and bigger stamp duty bills on high-value homes Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:31 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ef3d6a6-ec56-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ef3d6a6-ec56-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.htmlLeeds Building Society's Inflation Buster Isa paying RPI plus 2.5 per cent.Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:23 GMT