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How to make sure your personal finances stay on track

Your business can be doing well financially but you can still feel uncertain about where your personal finances are heading.

For many business owners, wealth has built up gradually and unevenly. For instance, you might have various pensions opened for tax reasons, personal savings and investments built up from good trading years, and surplus cash held in the business “just in case”. You may also be counting on the future sale value of your business.

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20th May 2026
Spring Statement: How is your business affected?

Spring Statement: How is your business affected?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her Spring Statement last week in which she outlined the government’s economic plans, including spending decisions, tax policies and efforts to boost growth while managing public finances. The Statement came on the back of the latest forecasts prepared by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

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31st March 2025
Reforms to pensions proposed in order to drive growth

Reforms to pensions proposed in order to drive growth

The Prime Minister and Chancellor met with business leaders last week and unveiled proposals to give occupational defined pension schemes more flexibility. Restrictions will be lifted on how well-funded, occupational defined benefit pension funds that are performing well will be able to invest their surplus funds. It is hoped that this will pave the way for future growth across the economy.

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3rd February 2025
New digital service to check your State Pension forecast launched

New digital service to check your State Pension forecast launched

A new digital service has been launched that makes it easier to check if you have any gaps in your National Insurance (NI) record that may affect your State Pension entitlement. The service is called Check Your State Pension forecast and can be accessed via GOV.UK or the HMRC app. You will need to register for or login to your Personal Tax Account to find the service.

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7th May 2024
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Tapering of pension annual allowance

One welcome change, particularly among hospital consultants and GPs, is the increase in the threshold at which the pension annual allowance starts being tapered. From 2020/21 the adjusted income limit will increase from £150,000 to £240,000 which means that most doctors will not be caught by the restriction.

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20th March 2020
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Don’t Lose Your Personal Allowance!

For every £2 that your adjusted net income exceeds £100,000 the £12,500 personal allowance is reduced by £1. Pension contributions and Gift Aid can help to reduce adjusted net income and save tax at an effective rate of 60%.

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5th March 2020
Pension Planning Before the End of the Tax Year

Pension Planning Before the End of the Tax Year

For most taxpayers the maximum pension contribution is £40,000 each tax year, although this depends on their earnings. This limit covers both contributions by the individual and their employer. Note that the unused allowance for a particular tax year may be carried forward for three years and can be added to the relief for the current year, but then lapses if unused.

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5th March 2020

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