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Paying Less Tax 2005/2006 For Dummies

By: Tony Levene

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Product code: 21199
ISBN: 0764570536
352 pages
Format: Pb
Published by: John Wiley & Sons, 2005, 1st UK edition

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Description of Paying Less Tax 2005/2006 For Dummies

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

Paying Less Tax 2005/2006 For Dummies - Chapter headings

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

Authobiography of Tony Levene

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.