If you’ve worked at Seagate Technologies in Northern Ireland, you’ll be well aware of what’s happened to the share price recently. The AI boom has been good to STX. For many current and former employees, that means a number that looked comfortable a couple of years ago now looks significantly larger – and that’s not […]
If your New Year’s resolutions rarely last until Valentine’s Day, this might be the year to stop “resolving” and start setting goals. What’s the difference? “I’m going to be healthier” is a common resolution. It begs the question, “How?” Folks who can’t answer that question usually get frustrated and abandon their resolutions before they start. […]
Are you happy and content? We are generally wealthier than we were a few decades ago. Our standard of living has increased. Healthcare has improved. But we are no happier than we were back then… So where does that leave us – what should we do? How can we use the money we have to […]
New Main Residence Nil Rate Band Planning This will benefit individuals with direct descendants who have an estate, which includes a main residence, with total assets above the current inheritance tax threshold, or nil-rate band. What is the “Main Residence Nil Rate Band”? It will introduce an additional nil-rate band when a residence is passed […]
It always takes a few hours for the detail and ramifications of a new budget to sink in. Osbourne’s budget has been hailed as the “Beer and Bingo” budget – a fair comment? It certainly is good news for beer drinkers and bingo players but it has had a huge impact on pensions legislation in […]
Just this week we had a great result for clients who had recently sold business premises and moved into a new purpose built warehouse in Coleraine. They face a capital gains tax bill of just over £47,000 which is payable in January 2015. Both Mr and Mrs have substantial income tax bills and are fortunate […]