Tax Free Savings Accounts
Junior Isa savings option for children launched todayThe Treasury has confirmed the launch of Junior Isas with a limit of £3,600 per year. |
What are Junior ISAs and are they worth investing in?Junior ISAs will be available from November 1st. They replace child trust funds and provide families with a tax-efficient way of saving on behalf of their children. |
Failure to use ISA allowances 'costs savers millions'Many of the 2.6 million Britons who have previously saved in a cash ISA risk missing out on up to £326 million in tax-free interest this year by not using their account's full annual allowance. |
Thinktank calls for savings overhaulTax-incentivised savings products like ISAs should more closely linked with pension funds to encourage people to put money aside for their long-term future, a new report has argued. |
Poll finds 76% of over-50s confused over ISA limitsMore than three-quarters (76 per cent) of the over-50s are unclear about the annual saving limit on their ISA, a new survey has found. |
Parents waste £63m in child trust fund tax breaksParents across the UK are wasting £63 million in tax breaks by not taking full advantage of the annual allowance for child trust funds (CTFs), according to new research. |
ISA investment 'set to top £40bn'Annual investment in ISAs is forecast to top £40 billion for the first time this tax year, according to new research. |
Barclays chief: Savings need tax boostSavers should receive extra tax incentives for saving as interest rates head down to historic lows, claims John Varley, chief executive of Barclays. |
Cameron offers £2.6bn savings tax boostThe Conservatives are pledging to abolish tax on savings for every one paying the basic rate of tax. |
How prudent savers can live the lottery dreamThe vast majority of Britons would quit their job immediately after a lottery win, new research reveals. |
51% of savers open instant savings accountsOver half of British savers have opened an instant access savings account in the last three months, new research shows. |
11 ways to minimise inheritance taxTax adviser Vantis has suggested 11 ways for parents and grandparents to pass money on and minimise their inheritance tax liability. |
Mini cash ISAMini cash ISAs are tax-free savings accounts designed to encourage those on low incomes to save for their future. |
Get 9% on savings with offset mortgagesPeople can effectively earn more than nine per cent interest on their savings by using an offset mortgage. |
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) ups interest ratesNational Savings and Investments (NS&I) is upping the interest rates it pays on its variable-rate savings offers by up to 0.25%. |
Government should offer leg up with savingsThe government is being urged to offer Britons a leg-up on the savings ladder, by providing regular savers with a £250 boost. |
ISAs here for goodThe government has said it is committed to the ISA tax-free savings scheme long term. |
Premium Bonds turn 50Today is the 50th anniversary of the nation's favourite savings vehicle - the Premium Bond. |
Two parents in five confused by child trust fundsAlmost two parents in five (39 per cent) do not understand the difference between the different types of child trust fund on the market. |
![ISA limits should rise with inflation, Alliance Trust has said [photo:Pixmedia]](/thumb/isa-limits-should-rise-with-inflation-allianc.453856.jpg "ISA limits should rise with inflation, Alliance Trust has said [photo:Pixmedia]")
ISA limits should riseThere have been fresh calls this week to increase the amount of money Britons are allowed to place in an ISA to earn interest tax free. |
All children should have tax-free savingsThere are ten million children in the UK that are missing out because the government is only offering tax-free savings to toddlers and younger children, Nationwide reports. |
Five millionaires to be created in DecemberFive people will win £1 million in December, as the Premium Bond computer (Ernie) celebrates its 50th birthday. |
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) ups interest ratesNational Savings and Investments (NS&I) is increasing the rate of interest it charges on the majority of its variable-rate savings offers. |
Ignoring share plans costs employees £207mBritish workers are missing out on £207 million in tax breaks because they are not signed up to the right employee share scheme, new figures show. |
Savings at a five-year highMore money was saved in the first three months of the year than has been for five years, new figures show. |
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