HMRC Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/hmrc/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:45:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png HMRC Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/hmrc/ 32 32 Dollar doldrums and silver surfing https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/02/13/dollar-down-and-silver-surfing/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:45:45 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12194 Quietly and gently and perhaps almost unnoticed, the US Dollar had been seeing a drift downhill before strengthening again over last week. Against Sterling it has now been the lowest since September 2021, having fallen by over 26% since the Pound’s trough in July 2022. We are not so unhappy as we have currency in […]

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]]> State Pension booster deadline is looming https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/03/23/time-running-out-for-state-pension-boost/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:25:17 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11744 Time is running out for anyone who wants to boost their State Pension by paying for any missing National Insurance years, Martin Lewis has warned. People aged between 40 and 73 have until just April 5 this year to plug any gaps in their NI payments by buying missing years going back to 2006. After […]

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]]> US tech, justice and taxes https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/07/24/vote-us-tech-and-taxes/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:35:05 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11301 Just two weeks after the Election and avoiding politics altogether this time, I shall neither labour any points or be too liberal with my commentary on markets and tax-planning. You may think that I am unable to reform my approach, though I hope that the style of writing does not treat you as green around […]

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]]> UK rise and Nvidia flying dangerously? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/06/28/uk-market-push-nvidia-rise-bubble-fears/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:11:37 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11276 So after a useful catch-up, the UK market has pushed past France to regain top spot in European markets in capitalisation terms. That is also partly following the poorly-received election announcement by M. Macron. However, it should never have lost its status… Inflation comes back-in to descend to the Prime Minister’s target of 2% (well […]

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]]> Market rises and speculation https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/06/15/market-rises-and-speculation/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:32:31 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11266 So I was premature last time – Nvidia is now ‘worth’ more than Apple. Are the lunatics running the asylum, as speculative fervour has truly taken hold… there we are – the psychology of markets – I mean the masses? That’s not ‘investment’ – it’s sheer speculation, flows of money and the fear of missing […]

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]]> The politics of investment? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/06/07/the-politics-of-investment/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:45:56 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11252 So the Dow Jones pushed up again, breaching 40,000 and almost double its March 2020 pandemic low. At the depth of the financial crisis in 2009, it was 7,062. Still, you know my sentiments in the short-term here… what possibly could go wrong over there? How are investments similar to politics? Well, here’s one. Over […]

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]]> Markets, investments and taxes https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/05/03/uk-markets-holding-against-us/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:09:16 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11155 Good afternoon. Well, the UK market is progressing comfortably whilst the US has slipped-back. Our clients’ 5 April reports will be landing on door mats imminently and it is pleasing to note that generally gentle progress has continued since then. BHP makes an audacious bid for UK-quoted Anglo American, owner of DeBeers amongst other mining […]

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]]> Two million ‘face debt’ after self-assessment tax returns https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/02/29/two-million-face-debt-after-self-assessment-tax-returns/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:40:48 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11078 An unpleasant surprise often awaits people doing their self-assessment tax return for the first time – and a recent study shows many end up in debt as a result. The self-assessment deadline of January 31 is now past of course, but analysis by Royal London has shown that up to two million people could resort […]

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]]> Probate delays adding extra costs for bereaved families https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/07/13/probate-delays-costing-families-money/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:13:02 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10759 Families are seeing potential extra costs due to delays of up to several months before probate is granted after a death – but there are some things you can do to keep the costs down. A grant of probate is a legal requirement for anyone handling the estate of a deceased person, before any inheritance […]

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]]> Pension customers ‘overpaying’ thousands in temporary tax https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/05/10/pension-customers-overpaying-thousands-in-temporary-tax/ Wed, 10 May 2023 14:17:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10582 The post Pension customers ‘overpaying’ thousands in temporary tax appeared first on Philip J Milton & Company Plc.

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