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Refund of overpayment of income tax
Just had a self assessment statement come in the post and see I managed to cock up my January self employment payment. Overpaid by£1300. Can't quite make out if they automatically send the over...
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Inheritence tax reduced if you die from war injuries
The Daily Telegraph (24/3/09) reports that Inheritence tax reduced if you die from war injuries. I had not heard of this before. Is it well known? "Where injuries suffered during military service are...
 
Re: more terrible appointments
Or you could just ask me. Trav
 
where did Madoff's money go?
Bernard Madoff claims $50 billion was lost in his fund. There remains about $1 billion. Where did it go? His personal take, and business overhead, was a tiny fraction of that. If he put the money into...
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Premium bonds: moving out of the 19th century & getting rid of cheques
Premium Bonds (NS&I) have said they are going to increase the frequency of prizes (ho-ho!) by reducing the monthly £1m prize count and creating £25 prizes. Fair enough. If that is the case, there...
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Overdraft charges
Not being personally affected, I have not followed the issue closely. What's the current situation regarding the "excessive" overdraft charges?
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NS&I Direct ISA Guarantee Useless?
As a pensioner I need to be ultra cautious with my nest egg. I was on the point of applying online for a NS&I Direct ISA which currently pays only 1.3% but offers some guarantee against future rampant...
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Obs: 'You are two pay packets from the streets, they say. Well, it's true'
'You are two pay packets from the streets, they say. Well, it's true' Three months ago, Linda Stout-Turner had money, a good job and a nice house. Now she is homeless - part of a growing number of...
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Share options in US company?
Hi all, In my vodka and class B substance induced state, I'm struggling to get my head around this :-) My sister works for Asda and is in a position to subscribe to a share option plan whereby she...
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Why aren't we taxing our fatcats at 90%?
If the American government can pass a bill to get taxpayers money back from bonus's paid to traders and top management of bailed out banks.Why can't we do the same.
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Need Student Loan
hi i'm looking for a student loan for my studies. Anyone suggest me any option !!!!!!!!!!
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G20? They want us to go down with their sinking ship
AS unemployment in Britain soared past two million, the Finance Ministers of the world?s 20 biggest economies (G20), which make up 85% of the world economy between them, gathered in a plush Sussex...
 
New Customizable Option Strategy Screeners
o More powerful custom screeners. o Build your own screeners with configurable filters. o Save your screeners to use later. o Six filters to choose from(more coming soon). o Screener data updated...
 
Rent-a-room tax question
I live in a 4 bedroom house and only use one bedroom after my children have moved on and my wife has passed away. To supplement my income and fill an otherwise empty home I would like to rent out 3...
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FTéGapper: AIG reinvents the trader’s option
AIG reinvents the trader?s option By John Gapper Financia Times Published: March 18 2009 20:40 If there is one thing everyone should have learnt about Wall Street by now, it is that the financial...