2009/2010 Tax Advice
January 31st, 2010
its not long before the close of the tax year nears. It is crucial to make use of any personal allowances and tax breaks that are useable.
By using the exemptions and annual allowances you will potentially bring down your tax charge considerably. This can commonly be done promptly and easily with the advice of a financial adviser.
Tax effective investing
Individual savings accounts
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs). If you are aged over fifty your Isa allowance for the present tax year is now £10,200. ISA’s are free from capital gains tax, can be used to provide a regular income and are one of the most tax efficient investments that can be used
Pensions
Pensions are also a tax efficient way of saving for retirement. Most individuals can contribute up to three thousand six hundred pounds gross each yr and obtain basic rate tax relief on the contribution made. Forty percent taxpayers can claim the residual on their self assessment.
Capital Gains Tax Planning
If you have made profits on certain types of investments you may be able to use your yearly capital gains tax allowance. This will enable you to make gains up to this level without acquiring a liability to tax. In some examples it is also viable to carry forward previous year’s losses.
Income Tax Opportunities
Each individual can receive a personal allowance of £6475.00 without incurring any income tax. For espoused pairs or civil partnerships, where one is a forty percent taxpayer it is worthwhile looking to see who owns the investment and potentially look to transfer assets into the
basic rate taxpayers name.Making annual gifts is also a means of reducing your liability to income tax.
Saving Inheritance Tax
A person can give an IHT exempt gift each year of up to £3000 in a tax twelvemonth. Any unused allowance can be carried forward for one year only. If you are able to make gifts out of income without it altering your standard of living you might be able to make gifts over the yearly exemption level.
If you consider your estate could be over the IHT nil rate band then effective tax planning can be employed to reduce your estates potential inheritance tax liability. This could include a suitably drafted will or alternatively trust provision.
Consilium Asset Management are IFA’s based in Bristol, South Gloucestershire.
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