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Intestacy rule change favours spouses

The intestacy rules for England and Wales have been amended. The intestacy rules automatically apply to the distribution of estates where there is no will. There are three different sets of rules in the UK: one for England and Wales, a similar set for Northern Ireland and a wholly different set for Scotland. The rules […]

‘Time to pay’ arrangements get easier

For taxpayers who have trouble affording their tax bills, HRMC has updated its process for setting up time to pay arrangements. If you have missed the self-assessment filing deadline of 31 January, and are struggling to cover your tax payments, you can now set up a time to pay arrangement online with HMRC. The online […]

A Budget Day… at last

In early January the Chancellor announced a new Budget date: 11 March 2020. This could be a significant Budget. Traditionally, the first Budget of a new Parliament is when the Chancellor delivers the medicine of tax increases and/or unpopular reforms. To borrow from Macbeth: ‘If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it […]

Ward Goodman supporting Blandford Rugby Club

Ward Goodman are proud to support the local community.  Recently, we were match sponsors for a game at Blandford Rugby Club. On Saturday 1st February Blandford Welcomed Puddletown to Larksmead, following a closely fought draw in the corresponding away fixture before Christmas. Blandford started brightly, with a successful penalty goal from fly half Boardwell Miller […]

Life is full of uncertainties

Dividend

If the worst were to happen, would your bills still get paid? Everyone should consider protection, even those who don’t have a family or a mortgage! Unless they have substantial savings or inherited wealth, most people rely on their salary to pay for everything. Over the years, you may have taken out a number of […]

Lower your expectations…or not?

Pensions

Every two years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recalculates its national population projections (NPP). As part of the exercise, the ONS reviews and updates its assumptions about future mortality, which in turn will have an impact on population size. The latest figures, released in early December, show a fall in life expectancies from those […]

Call you back – new HMRC guidance on taxing mobiles

If you’ve received a new mobile phone from your employer for the new year, new guidance from HMRC on the taxation of the device may be useful. As increasing numbers of employees are using phones provided by their workplace, differentiating between business and personal use can become tricky. Where more than one device is used, […]

New year, new government

How will the new government affect your financial planning?    December’s general election delivered a Conservative government with the sort of majority which consigns the knife-edge parliamentary battles of recent years to the past. So, what will the new government do, apart from “get Brexit done”? A look at the Conservative manifesto, easily the shortest […]

Financial resolutions – What does wealth look like to you ?

Savigns

Financial resolutions What does wealth look like to you? Whether it’s stopping smoking, losing weight, eating more healthily or getting fitter, most of us have probably made at least one New Year’s resolution, but how many of us will actually go on to achieve it? We all have different financial goals and aspirations in life, […]

Self-assessment comes calling again

Tax filing

Not everyone enjoys the holiday season, but for some it creates a useful breathing space. For some Christmas Day presented the opportunity to submit their self-assessment tax return.  It happens every year – the countdown to the end of January. Many of us make pre-new year’s resolutions to get our self-assessment forms done early. However, […]

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