The present legal protections against redundancy is to be extended by six months for new mothers returning to work. Parents returning from adoption and shared parental leave will also be protected. The move comes in response to a government consultation which found that new parents continue to face unfair discrimination. Research estimates that up to…
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Changes to private residence relief
If you rent out all or part of your home this may create a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) charge when you sell the property. Presently, HMRC excludes the last 18 months of your ownership – even if the property is let for this time – when assessing any CGT liability. In a draft of the…
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I’m Running my first ever 10K
As part of my plan to move from obese couch potato (2 years ago), through fat walker (1 Year ago), through fat jogger (6 months ago) to overweight runner (now, I think!), I have been challenged by one of the team at McCleary & Company to run the Lisburn 10K. Not wanting to shirk a challenge, even though it originally Continue Reading
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Are you missing out on a £662 tax rebate
Apparently, over 4 million tax payers are eligible to claim the new marriage allowance, but only 2 million have done so. If our math is correct, this add up to £1.3bn in unclaimed tax refunds. The allowance has been available since 6 April 2015 and is worth £212 for 2015-16, £220 for 2016-17 and £230 for 2017-18; a cumulative tax Continue Reading
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