The rise and rise of british tax rates

Ray Madoff The Second EstateHow the tax code made an Americanaristocracy192pp. Chicago University Press. £19 (US$25). Vanessa S. Williamson The Price of Democracy The revolutionary power of taxation i

More than a third (36%) of women are heading towards retirement with far less money than they need*. And it’s hardly surprising when 58% of us have taken time out of work – whether to raise children o

It’s easy to coast along, thinking the words ‘inheritance tax’ only affect the very rich. But the truth is that this hefty tax bill could well impact you and your family. Inheritance tax is paid on th

Controversy of the week Grinding graduates down A ...

→ On paper, George has done everything right – but he still finds himself loaded with student loan debt. Graduating with high marks from his local state school, he went on to study economics at the Un

You have a little more money to play with in February and March