IFS

Pension tax treatment is "hard to justify" and could generate the necessary revenue for long-term care reform according to research.

Up to five million workers will pay the higher rate of income tax following changes in the Budget, analysis from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has found.

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Conservative MPs have threatened to strike down the Budget if the government does not reconsider child benefit reform.

The Institute of Fiscal Studies, in its annual Green Budget, has outlined the main techniques individuals are likely to use to avoid paying the top rate of income tax.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has awarded accredited body status to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

Yet to complete your Level 4 or gap-fill requirements? There's still time, finds Charlotte Richards...

Two months left before the ‘real RDR deadline' - are you compliant with the required professional standards under the RDR?

Advisers who have not started studying for Level 4 before the end of this year could be in danger of missing the 31 December 2012 RDR deadline, according to the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) School of Finance.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has formally accredited six professional bodies, meaning they can begin issuing Statements of Professional Standing (SPS), a mandatory form of practicing certificate for advisers.