How to avoid unscrupulous wills and trusts advisers
A recent survey by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) highlighted the importance of using qualified, experienced...
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Rhoda Cooper
Apr 18, 2023
Changes affecting income tax on low income trusts and estates
Following a consultation last year, the Chancellor used the 2023 Spring Budget to announce changes that will impact income tax on low...
Rhoda Cooper
Apr 14, 2023
Changes to the CGT Allowances
In his 2022 Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced significant changes to the CGT allowances to help increase the Treasury's...
Rhoda Cooper
Apr 14, 2023
Changes to Self Assessment filing – delayed but on their way
In previous news articles, we have mentioned HMRC's plan to introduce Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment (MTD for...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 21, 2023
A simple guide to the Spring Budget 2023
This is a basic guide prepared by ACCA UK's Technical Advisory Service for members and their clients. It should not be used as a...
Rhoda Cooper
Nov 24, 2022
Very satisfied Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney clients!
We recently conducted a survey with our wills and lasting power of attorney clients as we were keen to find out how our clients rated our...
Rhoda Cooper
Nov 23, 2022
A Guide to the Autumn Statement 2022
A guide to the Autumn Statement 2022 This is a basic guide, prepared by ACCA’s Technical Advisory team, for members and their colleagues...
Rhoda Cooper
Sep 26, 2022
A simple guide to the Mini-Budget 2022 (The Growth Plan)
The headline message from the Chancellor The Growth Plan 2022 makes growth the government’s central economic mission, setting a target of...
Rhoda Cooper
Sep 26, 2022
Tax and estate planning after a death
One of the services that we provide to clients is Will-writing. Our founder, Rhoda Cooper, has completed the STEP Will Preparation...
Rhoda Cooper
Sep 26, 2022
DIY probate and how we can help
Whilst we provide a full service to clients for Probate & Estate Administration, and have since 2016, we are getting an increasing number...
Rhoda Cooper
Sep 17, 2022
What’s involved with setting up a Trust?
Trusts are commonly used to provide income or financial stability to individuals who may not be able to take care of themselves, for...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 14, 2022
Family trusts and registration deadline - 1 September
The following Trusts are some of the most common Trusts that we come across at Finch Tax. Will Trusts Property Protection Trusts Asset...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 14, 2022
Splitting property income between spouses or civil partners
A common question I am asked by people is…. ‘Can we treat all property income on our jointly owned property as my wife’s because she does...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 11, 2022
MTD for Income Tax – What is it and how could it affect you?
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is part of HMRC’s drive to digitise the tax assessment and collection process. Initially introduced for VAT...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 8, 2022
Possible ways to reduce your tax bill - before 5 April 2022
I don’t know about you but, for me, the start of the year is where I look at my finances in detail. I look at where I can cut back and...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 7, 2022
Your handy guide to the tax rates and allowances for 2022/23
In his 2021 Budget, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a freeze of many tax rates and allowances. A summary of the key...
Rhoda Cooper
May 18, 2021
Lasting Powers of Attorney - what are they and why do them?
In our separate news article, ‘Time to review your Will’ we discussed the importance of keeping your Will up to date and gave examples of...
Rhoda Cooper
May 18, 2021
Time to review your Will
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of people to review their home and work situations. It has also caused many people to review their...
Rhoda Cooper
May 18, 2021
Making gifts in your lifetime
When meeting clients to discuss putting a Will in place, clients often ask us what gifts they can give their children or grandchildren...
Rhoda Cooper
Mar 5, 2021
Making Trust Distributions
At Finch Tax, we provide support to trustees to ensure that their trust is being administered in accordance with the terms of the trust...
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