Our annual, industry-renowned TaxAction campaign looks at how much money is wasted in the UK by not being tax efficient. Unbiased.co.uk research has found consumers are set to waste as much as £4.7 billion in tax inefficiencies this year. The research* highlights four individual areas of tax waste:
Tax relief on pension contributions: £2.9 billion of waste - up from £2.6 billion in 2013.
Individual savings accounts (ISAs): £1.1 billion of waste - down from £1.3 billion in 2013.
Inheritance tax (IHT): £530 million of waste - up from £472 million in 2013.
Capital gains tax (CGT): £154 million of waste - down from £171 million in 2013.
Find out how you can get involved with TaxAction 2014.
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Are your clients making the most of their long-term saving options?A long-term savings strategy is one of the key areas where financial advice can make a big difference to your clients. Self-employed people could be leaving thousands of pounds on the table in the form of pensions tax relief. Changes to workplace pensions mean that there's never been a better time to shop around for a great scheme. NEST is a new pension scheme available to the self-employed that has a competitive proposition for your clients.
The unbiased.co.uk team
*TaxAction Report 2013 & TaxAction Report 2014 both produced by Opinium Research for unbiased.co.uk
Category: Tax
