Taj Mahal, India

Don’t get me wrong, I have no objection at all to us helping out other countries, even though we’re in pretty dire straits ourselves here in the UK.  The thing that gets my goat is the fact that India have said they don’t want the money but the UK have insisted they take it!

The good, honest people of India, instead of grasping it with both hands, actually turned down the offer that had been foisted upon them and India’s finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee even went so far as to say it was “a peanut” that wasn’t needed as India’s economy was growing with some speed and would, in all likelihood, overtake our own in the not too distant future. 

Pranab Mukherjee

There are people here desperately trying to make ends meet; homes are being repossessed, our public services and our forces are being cut back, our government benefits are being “trimmed” which means that the less well off members of our society are suffering which, in turn, affects the disabled, lesser paid adults, particularly those with families to support, and the elderly. 

It’s also been revealed that this year we’ve set aside a budget of £8.1 billion for foreign aid in general and this is due to rise to an incredible £11.5 billion in 2015.  We’ve always been inclined to help out other countries in their hour of need but, with our coffers almost down to rock bottom, it’s utterly ludicrous to give part of this budget to a country that’s already said it doesn’t need it, thanks very much.

As you can imagine, the revelation has upset numerous MPs and, of course, us hard strapped tax payers.

By all accounts, the Indian economy is growing by 10% a year and, within the next 10 years will overtake that of the UK.  In fact, India has set up its own aid budget to help out struggling countries so presumably in a couple of years time India will be helping to dig the UK out of a financial hole!

The International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, has said, in defence of the “donation” to India  “there are states the size of Britain where half the children suffer from malnutrition”.  That may well be true, but if the Indian government have stated they now have plenty of money in their bank vaults I’m assuming some of this will eventually find its way to support lesser well off people.  If that isn’t the case, then rather than pump more money into an obviously financially stable government, wouldn’t it be more sensible to filter some of the money through to charities such as the Red Cross, Oxfam, Save the Children, Age Concern, etc etc so that they can actually get the money direct to those people that need it most?

Do not fret though; I now live in a bespoke 4 bedroom house with three floors. How? A loft conversion. Why struggle with the property market when you can just improve what you already have? It’s made all the difference to my life and family home, it feels like my house has been given room and we no longer live on top of each other.

The sky’s the limit when it comes to a conversion. You can use your loft space for an extra bedroom or playroom for the kids, a creative space for art-making or music practice, another toilet, a media room or really anything you need to use the space for. Personally, I’ve created a new bedroom for Oscar, my 7 year-old boy which he loves because it’s a Hip to Gable, loft conversion that apparently makes it look like a spaceman bedroom, with the slanted walls and the Velux windows.

I had total control in how I was going to design my loft space and could have created any type of layout that took my fancy. In addition to this, everyone who worked on my conversion was very diligent, respectful and committed to getting the conversion completed as quickly as possible which is a tribute to the bespoke company I used.

In comparison to conservatories as a method of expanding your home, a loft conversion makes a lot more sense. The loft of your home can be properly insulated and have plumbing installed so that you can live in it where as a conservatory is far less energy efficient and would be impossible to house a bedroom. My convert has expanded upon the amount of live able space available in my family and my loft has become just another floor of the house.

The way that I have had the staircase leading up to my conversion installed means no loss of space as it’s positioned directly above the existing staircase. The detail of the staircase blends in perfectly with the rest of my home and it seems as if the conversion has always been there.  

With the addition of crawl-space storage to my loft I still retain the space to store all of the stuff that was in the loft. It is also a good reason to go and get rid of all the rubbish you no longer need as we found when we had our loft done. There is a pull down door in the loft and I can get access to all of the things in there without having to climb a ladder.

All in all, I’d recommend a loft conversion to anyone who is struggling with the volatile property market and needs to expand.

To speak with one of our experts visit the website of Jones Brothers Loft Conversions. They have much more information regarding loft conversions in Surrey and give free advice on request. Always ensure your chosen company uses qualified tradesman such as our Electrician in Bournemouth.  You can visit many of our completed jobs and speak with past customers to gain feedback.

The chancellor, Mr. Osborne, had promised to diminish the key rate of corporation tax to about 22% from the present 26% by 2014, the smallest rate in Group 7 of prime economies, pointed out in the last budget. A review by the experts economists on the other hand, argue that the authority should take a more radical loom, diminishing it to 20% in the current budget. It says that the reduction in the tax rate will be a quantum jump towards cheering the venture economy that the country requires. It will be an alarming call to trade both domestic and global. It will also be an important overview of the tax structure.

The CPS states that the reduction in tax rate is the single measure of practical financial revival since the family and persons are very obliged to expect customers to direct a save of the economy. Companies do have extra money, which can be aimed at the infrastructures and other scheme, but also require the assurance to spend. The review has added that the Britain is witnessing the prospect of a double dip crisis. Demand side is feeble in the economy and trade buoyancy is low. Politicians are looking for the ways to boost the financial condition and thus some strong steps must be brought to the light. Apply with text loans  and get cash needed by you instantly and settle all your debts pending with an ease.

The Treasury supposes the corporation tax to produce about 43 billion pound in revenues this year 2012. The CPS projects that lessening corporation tax to about 19% will witness the Treasury deficit by 4 billion pound in income, but the charge will be balanced by enhanced development. The economists state that the corporation tax was 52% in the year of 1982-83 and produced only 2% of GDP, matched with 2011-12 when 26% rate of taxation given up about 2.5% of GDP. If the rate was to be reduced to 10% as projected it will be among the smallest on recommendation in the global economy.

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All of this started supposedly on September 17, 2011 but actually we have to take into account the rest of the world.  The OWS is just the continuation of a cancer that started in the 3rd world countries with the intervention of the IMF and the forceful imposition of its redemption packages. The very same banks that caused the financial crisis that started on 2000 (the press says it started on 2007) were the responsible for the collapse of many nations like Argentina, Ecuador, Japan and many many more.

Sooner of later this sickness had to come home with such a dramatic impact.  Reviewing all the evidence, the origin in the US would be with the presidency of Ronald Reagan.  Reagan handed the country to the service of the supper rich.  Just taking a look to the salaries of workers, these have not increased ever since.  Nowadays, the upper 1% of the people in the US takes in nearly a quarter of the nation‘s income. All the growth that has occurred in our country over the last decade or more has gone to the upper 1%. Much of the wealth of this 1% comes from investments in political capital in Washington [Vanity Fair May 2011] The average American worker was taking home $752 a week in late 2010 while the median pay for top executives at 200 big companies last year was $10.8 million. In fact, the gap between chief executive compensation and average US worker pay rose from a ratio of 263 to 1 in 2009 to 325 to 1 on 2010. [Washington Post Aug 31st 2011] It is estimated that 400 US Americans have more wealth than half of all Americans combined. This exclusive group benefited directly or indirectly from the multi-trillion bailout in 2008, and now they have more cash, stock and property than the assets of 155 million Americans combined.  Globally, the richest 2% owns more than half the household wealth in the entire world and the richest 10% holds 85% of total.

All the info is taken from the book “Confrontational Poetry”

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The ultimate tax avoidance scheme however, involves the time honoured strategy of running away. Getting capital together to move country can be even easier with the Wonga promo code. If you want to retire and find a place in the sun or simply live somewhere that won’t rob you of your hard earned cash, do your research carefully. There are still some great tax havens around but nothing moves faster than a government chasing down a tax loophole, so double check with local sources before you pack your bags. Before taking tax avoidance steps always discuss your options with an accountant or financial adviser who’ll help you stay on the right side of current legislation.

“Kiddie Tax”
For taxable years beginning in 2012, the amount that can be used to reduce the net unearned income reported on the child’s return that is subject to the “kiddie tax,” is $950. The same $950 amount is used to determine whether a parent may elect to include a child’s gross income in the parent’s gross income and to calculate the “kiddie tax”. For example, one of the requirements for the parental election is that a child’s gross income for 2012 must be more than $950 but less than $9,500.
For 2012, the net unearned income for a child under the age of 19 (or a full-time student under the age of 24) that is not subject to “kiddie tax” is $1,900, the same as 2011.

Medical Savings Accounts
Self-only coverage. For taxable years beginning in 2012, the term “high deductible health plan” means, for self-only coverage, a health plan that has an annual deductible that is not less than $2,100 and not more than $3,150, and under which the annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) for covered benefits do not exceed $4,200.
Family coverage. For taxable years beginning in 2012, the term “high deductible health plan” means, for family coverage, a health plan that has an annual deductible that is not less than $4,200 and not more than $6,300, and under which the annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) for covered benefits do not exceed $7,650.
Eligible Long-Term Care Premiums
Premiums for long-term care are treated the same as health care premiums and are deductible on your taxes subject to certain limitations. For individuals age 40 or less at the end of 2012, the limitation is $350. Persons over 40 but less than 50 can deduct $660. Those over age 50 but not more than 60 can deduct $1,310, while individuals over age 60 but younger than 70 can deduct $3,500. The maximum deduction $4,370 and applies to anyone over the age of 70.
Adoption Assistance Programs

For taxable years beginning in 2012, the amount that can be excluded from an employee’s gross income for the adoption of a child with special needs is $12,650. In addition, the maximum amount that can be excluded from an employee’s gross income for the amounts paid or expenses incurred by an employer for qualified adoption expenses furnished pursuant to an adoption assistance program for other adoptions by the employee is $12,650 (down from $13,360 in 2011).
The amount excludable from an employee’s gross income begins to phase out under for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) in excess of $189,710 and is completely phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of $229,710 or more.
Taxpayers adopting children are eligible for both the adoption credit (see below) and the adoption assistance exclusion of adoption expenses paid for through an employer’s adoption assistance plan. However, the same adoption expense cannot qualify for both the adoption credit and the adoption assistance exclusion.
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
For taxable years beginning in 2012, the foreign earned income exclusion amount is $95,100, up from $92,900 in 2011.

Estate Tax
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2012, the basic exclusion amount is $5,120,000, up from $5,000,000 in 2011. Also, if the executor chooses to use the special use valuation method for qualified real property, the aggregate decrease in the value of the property resulting from the choice cannot exceed $1,040,000, up from $1,020,000 for 2011. The maximum tax rate remains at 35%.
Individuals – Tax Credits
Adoption Credit
For taxable years beginning in 2012, the credit allowed for an adoption of a child with special needs is $12,650. For taxable years beginning in 2012, the maximum credit allowed for other adoptions is the amount of qualified adoption expenses up to $12,650. The available adoption credit begins to phase out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) in excess of $189,710 and is completely phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of $229,710 or more.
Child Tax Credit
For taxable years beginning in 2012, the value used to determine the amount of credit that may be refundable is $3,000.

Earned Income Credit
For tax year 2012, the maximum earned income tax credit (EITC) for low- and moderate- income workers and working families rises to $5,891, up from $5,751 in 2011. The maximum income limit for the EITC rises to $50,270, up from $49,078 in 2011. The credit varies by family size, filing status and other factors, with the maximum credit going to joint filers with three or more qualifying children. In addition, for taxable years beginning in 2012, the earned income tax credit is not allowed if certain investment income exceeds $3,200.
Additional Child Credit
The $1,000 per-child additional child tax credit has been extended through 2012. The credit will decrease to $500 per child in 2013.
Individuals – Education
Hope Scholarship – American Opportunity, and Lifetime Learning Credits
The maximum Hope Scholarship Credit allowable for taxable years beginning in 2012 is $2,500.
The modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) threshold at which the lifetime learning credit begins to phase out is $104,000 for joint filers, up from $102,000, and $52,000 for singles and heads of household, up from $51,000.
Interest on Educational Loans
For taxable years beginning in 2012, the $2,500 maximum deduction for interest paid on qualified education loans begins to phase out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) in excess of $60,000 ($125,000 for joint returns), and is completely phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of $75,000 or more ($155,000 or more for joint returns).
Individuals – Retirement
Contribution Limits
The elective deferral (contribution) limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is increased from $16,500 to $17,000. Contribution limits for SIMPLE plans remain at $11,500. The maximum compensation used to determine contributions increases to $250,000 (up $5,000 from 2011 levels).
Income Phase-out Ranges

The deduction for taxpayers making contributions to a traditional IRA is phased out for singles and heads of household who are covered by a workplace retirement plan and have modified adjusted gross incomes (AGI) between $58,000 and $68,000, up from $56,000 and $66,000 in 2011.
For married couples filing jointly, in which the spouse who makes the IRA contribution is covered by a workplace retirement plan, the income phase-out range is $92,000 to $112,000, up from $90,000 to $110,000. For an IRA contributor who is not covered by a workplace retirement plan and is married to someone who is covered, the deduction is phased out if the couple’s income is between $173,000 and $183,000, up from $169,000 and $179,000.

The AGI phase-out range for taxpayers making contributions to a Roth IRA is $173,000 to $183,000 for married couples filing jointly, up from $169,000 to $179,000 in 2011. For singles and heads of household, the income phase-out range is $110,000 to $125,000, up from $107,000 to $122,000. For a married individual filing a separate return who is covered by a retirement plan at work, the phase-out range remains $0 to $10,000.
Saver’s Credit
The AGI limit for the saver’s credit (also known as the retirement savings contributions credit) for low-and moderate-income workers is $57,500 for married couples filing jointly, up from $56,500 in 2011; $43,125 for heads of household, up from $42,375; and $28,750 for married individuals filing separately and for singles, up from $28,250.
Businesses

Standard Mileage Rates
The rate for business miles driven is 55.5 cents per mile for 2012, unchanged from the mid-year adjustment that became effective on July 1, 2011.
Section 179 Expensing
For 2012 the maximum Section 179 expense deduction for equipment purchases is $139,000 (down from $500,000 in 2011) of the first $560,000 (down from $2 million in 2011) of business property placed in service during the year.

Transportation Fringe Benefits
If you provide transportation fringe benefits to your employees, for tax years beginning in 2012 the maximum monthly limitation for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle as well as any transit pass is $125 (down from $230 in 2011). The monthly limitation for qualified parking is $240 (up from $230 in 2011).
Work Opportunity Credit
The work opportunity credit has been expanded to provide employers with new incentives to hire certain unemployed veterans. Businesses claim the credit as part of the general business credit and tax-exempt organizations claim it against their payroll tax liability. The credit is available for eligible unemployed veterans who begin work on or after November 22, 2011, and before January 1, 2013.
While this checklist outlines important tax changes already in place for 2012, additional changes in tax law are more than likely to arise during the year ahead.
Don’t hesitate to call us if you want to get an early start on tax planning for 2012.

CNN has cited more surprising results in Japan’s fall to #4, taking into account a forecast contraction in population size. More surprising still is the prediction that India’s will overtake Japan to hold position #3 and Mexico’s placement above France.

New entries into the top 20 (not shown) include Egypt and Philippines, showing one of the largest improvements of 27 places.

HSBC’s predictions for the top 10 economies in 2050:

1. China

2. US

3. India

4. Japan

5. Germany

6. UK

7. Brazil

8. Mexico

9. France

10. Canada

In comparison to the actual standings in 2010:

1. U.S.

2. Japan

3. China

4. Germany

5. UK

6. France

7. Italy

8. India

9. Brazil

10. Canada

Growth is determined by working population trends and productivity forecasts. This takes into account access to education as an enabler, democratic principles of government and rule of law.

As stated in the study it is impossible to account for the likelihood and impacts of aspects such as war and barriers to migrating populace upon economies.

You may also be interested in ‘Why China’s Economy Will Be #1 In 2050′ 

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Each year, as the year comes to an end, the prospect of the coming years to come bring about new hopes and expectations. As new day represent new chance in maintaining one’s sustainability in living, so does New Year in continuing ones pursue of goals in life. Still, a lot of think should be taken into consideration regarding the coming years.

Financial

One of the important things is the financial status of your household. Lay out the plan of paying any debt on your shoulder. It is good if there’s a permanent income source to support the household. Just make sure to put aside some emergency fund, in case you need it one day. Children and teenagers might not concern themselves over this, but why not give them the idea of saving in order to buy a new game console or laptop? 

Furthermore, the financial and economic situation in the coming year does show some worrying points, like the slow growth of economy as well as the European economic powerhouse that seems like it is going to crumble anytime soon. If you are into fundraising and investment, it’s time to talk to your agent. Make sure you know the risks involved. Open your option of foreign investment to countries with good reputation, but not yet popular. You might discover a fund mine there.

 Politic

It is of concern that the world political environment this year show a lot of demonstrations, occupation and people’s movement. The coming year should bring about hopes that the situation will stabilize. The government should take extra precaution in maintaining the peace in the country, instead of fighting with each other.

As a single person, you may have too little an opinion to change the world. But your voice is enough to be heard in your family and among friends. Tell them how you feel, what you plan to do or what your opinion in some issues. Expect some reasonable ideas and comments in return. After all, everything begins at home. It is possible you might help reducing stress and misunderstanding among your small community. It is as easy as updating your status on social networks, but the impact may change ones life.

Other than that, there’s a lot more stuff to be taken care of. Indeed, some problem like house mortgage is harder to solve than cleaning the backyard, but if no action is done, you will never get the work done. It is a good practice to list out everything you need to do, along with possible solution to each problem. Start with something easy, before getting to the hard part. Make use of the New Year energy and motivation.

 Happy New Year!