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A green bond is an ordinary bond whose proceeds, or an equivalent amount, are used only to finance or refinance eligible environmental projects . The market standard is the ICMA Green Bond…
Read articleYou need 35 qualifying years of National Insurance to get the full new State Pension, which is £241.30 a week in 2026/27. You need at least 10 qualifying years to get any new State Pension at all.…
Read articleTo rent out your house in England you need to: get your mortgage lender's permission , make the property safe (an annual gas safety check , an electrical inspection at least every 5 years , smoke…
Read articleTo create a GMR (goods movement reference), you first register for the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) using a GB EORI number . You then sign in and create a reference for each vehicle…
Read articleA zero hour contract is an arrangement where the employer does not guarantee any work and the individual works only when work is offered and accepted. The legal definition is in section 27A of the…
Read articleThe UK's data privacy regulations are the UK GDPR , the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) , all as amended by the Data (Use and Access)…
Read articleThe ISA allowance for the 2026/27 tax year (6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027) is £20,000 . That is the total you can pay into all your adult ISAs combined, in any mix of cash, stocks and shares…
Read articlePSC stands for person with significant control . A PSC is an individual who owns or controls a UK company, and is often called its beneficial owner . In most cases a person is a PSC if they hold…
Read articleThe loan charge is a one-off income tax charge on disguised remuneration loans made on or after 9 December 2010 that were still outstanding at 5 April 2019 . The outstanding balance was taxed as…
Read articleA dormant company is a UK limited company that is registered at Companies House but is not doing business. Under company law, a company is dormant during any period in which it has no significant…
Read articleA tariff is a tax on imported goods. In the UK it is called import duty (or Customs Duty) and is charged under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 . The standard rates are set by the UK…
Read articleA UK limited company pays corporation tax on its profits: 19% if profits are £50,000 or less, 25% if they exceed £250,000, and an effective rate in between with marginal relief. That rate…
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