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  • How to Tackle NIC Questions on your CII Exam

    Posted by on January 7, 2020

    This week we are looking at National Insurance Contributions for employers and employees - useful reading for those studying...

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  • What are fixed interest securities?

    Posted by on November 19, 2019

    As you revise for an upcoming CII exam, you might be unclear on fixed interest securities. This article explains...

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  • The Rules Surrounding Wills

    Posted by on November 12, 2019

    It is still the case that an alarming number of people have not written a will. For these people,...

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  • Help to Buy ISAs versus the Lifetime ISA

    Posted by on November 5, 2019

    With time running out to apply for a new Help to Buy ISA, here we look at the differences...

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  • CII R03 Personal Taxation Study Text – DISCONTINUED

    Posted by on October 31, 2019

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  • How to Calculate the Top-Slicing Relief on UK Investment Bonds

    Posted by on September 17, 2019

    Now the new CII examining year has started, we thought we would have a look at the five-step process...

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  • A High-Level Look at the Main Recommendations of the OTS’s IHT Review

    Posted by on August 27, 2019

    In January 2018, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) was asked to review various aspects of inheritance tax (IHT). ...

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  • Capital Gains Tax Reliefs

    Posted by on July 9, 2019

    There are various Capital Gains Tax reliefs available. These can be tested in any of the CII tax exams...

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  • The CGT Consequences of Asset Disposals Between Spouses

    Posted by on June 25, 2019

    This article discusses an area that often comes up in the CII multiple-choice and written exams: the capital gains...

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  • How to Answer a Taxing Question

    Posted by on June 18, 2019

    We were recently asked about one of our questions that tests how dividends are taxed; this type of question...

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  • National Insurance Contributions for the Self-Employed

    Posted by on May 28, 2019

    National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are covered in many CII exams including CF1, R01, R03 and AF1.  Here, we look...

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  • Understanding the Taxation of Offshore Investment Funds

    Posted by on May 21, 2019

    In this article, we look at the tax rules that apply to investors in offshore collective funds; this is...

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  • Everyone should have a will

    Posted by on April 9, 2019

    Everyone should have a will, yet the fact is that only 1 out of 3 of us actually gets...

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  • How to Calculate Quick Succession Relief

    Posted by on March 26, 2019

    Quick Succession Relief is something that has often come up in both the AF5 and AF1 written exams.  It’s...

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  • Not Claiming the Child Benefit Could Mean Lost Money

    Posted by on March 5, 2019

    This article discusses the impact on State pension entitlements when a couple chooses not to claim the child benefit,...

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