by johnireland | Tax Talk
If you earn between £100,000 and £125,140, you are paying an effective tax rate of 60% on that income — not the 40% you might expect. For every £2 you earn above £100,000, you lose £1 of your tax-free personal allowance. Combined with the 40% higher rate, this creates...
by johnireland | Articles
The Tax Band Nobody Warns You About Most business owners know the headline tax rates. The basic rate at 20%. The higher rate at 40%. The additional rate at 45% for earnings above £125,140. What far fewer realise is that there is a hidden tax band sitting right in the...
by johnireland | Tax Talk
A Family Investment Company is a private limited company set up to hold investments, property, or cash for the benefit of the next generation. The founders keep full control through voting shares while the economic growth passes to shares held by children or...
by johnireland | Articles
Over the past five years, Family Investment Companies have moved from a niche planning tool used by the ultra-wealthy to a mainstream option for business owners and property investors looking to pass wealth to the next generation. A Family Investment Company — or FIC...
by johnireland | Articles
A New Record — and No Sign of Slowing Down In the twelve months to March 2026, HM Revenue & Customs collected £8.5 billion in inheritance tax (IHT). That figure is £200 million more than the previous year and marks the highest annual IHT haul in the history of the...
