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Major shake-up on the way for archaic inheritance tax rules

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Major shake-up on the way for archaic inheritance tax rules

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Ensure 'milestone moments' don't become millstones around your neck

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Succession planning for businesses

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Succession planning for businesses

Succession planning for businesses

Peter McGahan 12 Aug, 2019

LAST week's column talked about the serious issues that could occur when a business doesn't have its own ‘will' or protection in place, effectively wiping out the investment which is your business, which would almost certainly have gone to your beneficiaries free of inheritance tax.

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What would Leonardo make of this pensions tinkering?

Michael Kennedy 05 Aug, 2019

Leonardo da Vinci did not believe in mobile phones.

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How at risk are your business assets?

Peter McGahan 05 Aug, 2019

FOLLOWING last week's column on how to protect/insure yourself and particularly if you have a business, we had a number of calls asking how a business is at risk if there was a death of a key person/owner.

Significant VAT changes for building and construction services on the horizon

Significant VAT changes for building and construction services on the horizon

Malachy McLernon 01 Aug, 2019

QUESTION: I am a self-employed electrical contractor working for a number of main building contractors on development sites in Northern Ireland.

Tax credit renewal deadline: renew by July 31

Tax credit renewal deadline: renew by July 31

Feargal McCormack 29 Jul, 2019

QUESTION: I have received my tax credit renewal forms to complete before July 31 2019.

How much should I be saving for retirement?

How much should I be saving for retirement?

Michael Kennedy 29 Jul, 2019

“How much should I be saving?” This is the most common question people have about personal finance.

49% saving on life insurance costs

49% saving on life insurance costs

Peter McGahan 29 Jul, 2019

ONE of the simplest forms of financial planning is that of life insurance.

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Netting a Bargain: Free McDonald's cheeseburgers, half-price movie streaming, 50% off photo orders, barbecue tool set, half-price Yankee Candles

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