Exchange rates that defy gravity
WHAT GOES up must come down, said Sir Isaac Newton and, to be fair, he was mostly right. Think of tennis balls and frisbees and you will be proven right
Individual tax payments in advance and retentions
Employees, independent workers and rentals EACH INDIVIDUAL with an income will have to pay individual tax (IRS). However, in order to calculate the individual tax that is owed, a complex
Markets and currencies – a review of 2005
UK For the first time in the last five years, shares outperformed house prices by a substantial margin. According to an article in the Daily Mail, UK house prices rose
Tax tales from across the world
International group calls for more efficient exchange of information Financial intelligence officials from 47 countries have gathered in Bulgaria to discuss how improvements could be made to systems for uncovering
How to increase your after tax income…are bonds the answer
MANY RETIRED people like to supplement their pension with some other form of income. Many simply choose to leave capital on deposit, using the interest it earns as a form
The Julgados de Paz in Portugal
THE JULGADOS de Paz are small claims courts, which were recently created for use by the general public to resolve conflicts through negotiation. The idea is to set up proceedings
Inflation fears finally force the European Bank into action
EUROZONE INTEREST rates had not changed for two-and-a-half years, they had not risen for five. But all that changed on December 1, when the European Central Bank (ECB) finally tightened
Understanding the December effect
FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS either love or loathe the foreign exchange market in December. The currency markets thin out over the last weeks of the year as traders slope off to eat
Fiscal deduction for individual tax in 2005
2005 IS now drawing to a close. Everyone who has any kind of income should have made a tax plan and if this has not been done yet, IRS tax
Healthier lifestyles lead to a pension pandemic
PENSIONS HAVE been making headlines recently in the UK, but it is not just the UK that is suffering from a looming pension crisis. It is slowly having a crippling