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Description of
Paying Less Tax 2005/2006 For Dummies
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Find taxes taxing? You're not alone! With rules and regulations constantly changing, and some of us having to work out our tax bill for ourselves, it's no wonder that three quarters of us pay too much tax every year.
Help is at hand, however, as Tony Levene, a financial journalist with over 30 years experience, gives you the insider's guide to understanding tax, and paying less of it. This book outlines the basics of the tax system in plain English and shows you how you could save money by avoiding those tax pitfalls and reducing your tax bill.
All aspects of tax are covered from child credit, to savings, to pay as you earn schemes, and practical advice is given to show you how your tax savings could soon add up. If you are looking for a light hearted and easy to understand introduction to keeping more of your hard earned cash, look no further!
Inside you'll find information on:
- Getting real with your tax bill
- I'm the Taxman - getting to know who you're dealing with
- Getting organized
- Tying the knot - or not?
- Taxing from the cradle onwards
- Stopping work but continuing to pay tax
- Preparing for the inevitable
- Working for someone else
- Looking at the perks of the job
- Taking a share in your firm's fortunes
- Working for yourself can be less taxing
- Running a company - and saving tax
- Taxing Your Savings
- Taxing stocks and shares
- Saving tax with bricks and mortar
- Understanding life insurance and tax
- Planning for your retirement - with some help from the Inland Revenue
- Filling in and filing your self-assessment form
- Paying for outside help with your tax affairs
- Probing into your tax affairs - the pain of an investigation
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Paying Less Tax 2005/2006 For Dummies
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Introduction
PART I: Tax Basics
1. Understanding the Process and Your Role in It
2. Looking at the Players and the Process
3. Organising Your Records
PART II: Tax, You, and Your Family
4. Tying the Knot - Or Not
5. Taxing from the Cradle to College
6. Taxing Issues in Your Golden Years
7. Preparing for the Inevitable: Death and Taxes
PART III: You Work Therefore You're Taxed
8. Working for Someone Else
9. Paying on the Perks
10. Sharing in Your Firm's Fortunes
11. Working for Yourself Can Be Less Taxing
12. Considering Your Company's Status
PART IV: Save on Your Savings and Investments
13. Minimising Tax on Your Savings
14. Taxing Investments
15. Saving Tax with Bricks and Mortar
16. Understanding Life Insurance and Tax
17. Depending on Pensions for Your Retirement
PART V: Self Assessment and Getting Help
18. Filling In and Filing Your Self Assessment Form
19. Paying for Outside Help with Your Tax Affairs
20. Dealing with an Investigation
PART VI: The Part of Tens
21. Ten Top Tax-Saving Tips
22. Ten Top Tips for Dealing with the Tax Inspector
Appendix: Inland Revenue Helplines
Index
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Authobiography of
Tony Levene
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Tony Levene is a member of The Guardian Jobs & Money team, writing on issues including investment and consumer rights as well as on taxation. He has been a financial journalist for nearly thirty years after a brief foray into teaching French to school children.
Over his journalistic career, Tony has worked for newspapers including The Sunday Times, Sunday Express, The Sun, Daily Star, Sunday Mirror, and Daily Express. He has written seven previous books on money matters including Investing For Dummies.
Tony lives in London with his wife Claudia, 'virtually grown up' children Zoe and Oliver, and cats Plato, Pandora, and Pascal.
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