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Minimum and Living Wage Rates
National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates from 1st April 2018 Further to circular NP/076 of 17th May 2017, ahead of the autumn Budget statement on 22nd November, the Low Pay Commission published its recommendations on NMW and accommodation offset rates from 1st...
Income tax – bands
Income tax - bands (after any personal allowance) UK excluding Scotland Rate Tax Band Income tax rate Dividend tax rate Starting Rate for Savings £0 - £5,000 0% N/A Basic rate £0 - £33,500 20% 7.5% Higher Rate £33,501 - £150,000 40% 32.5% Additional Rate £150,000+ 45%...
Why You Need a Personal Accountant?
If you’re just starting up your business you might think you can handle your accounts yourself – it is part of being an entrepreneur after all, isn’t it? Actually, what’s really part of being an entrepreneur is knowing when you’ve got too much on your plate and asking...
FIVE FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHINA’S CURRENCY MANIPULATION
Odds are that Mitt Romney’s promise to brand China a “currency manipulator” will figure heavily in tonight’s foreign policy debate. There’s good reason for that. Branding China a “currency manipulator” is popular! That’s why almost every presidential candidate...
LEGISLATURE RETROACTIVELY ELIMINATES MICHIGAN 10 YEAR AUDIT
On June 26th, Governor Snyder signed House Bill 5543, now Public Act (PA) 211 of 2012. By clarifying when Michigan’s four year statute of limitations begins, the new law will end the Michigan Department of Treasury’s current practice of conducting ten year use tax...
EXPANSION AT SCHWAB RANKLES RIAS
With its acquisition of money manager ThomasPartners Inc. last week, The Charles Schwab Corp. took another step in building out its small but fast-growing proprietary separate-account platform. But by buying the firm, Schwab risks once again ruffling feathers among...