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Your complete guide to 2025/26 Tax Year End planning

5 March 2026

Make the most of your allowances with our simple, step by step checklist.


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Article last updated 5 March 2026.

As the tax year draws to a close, small, missed opportunities can add up to significant lost gains. Whether you’re managing personal finances, running a business, or planning for the next generation, the window to use your 2025/26 allowances closes on 5 April 2026. Our detailed checklist brings clarity to a complex landscape, helping you stay organised, avoid unnecessary tax, and make confident decisions for the year ahead.

This downloadable guide walks you through each key area of planning, highlighting the allowances, thresholds and rule changes that may affect you. It’s designed to help you spot what you’ve already taken care of, and what might still need attention, before the deadline.
 

 

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Vested shares and concentration risk: what to do when employee shares vest

This article is for senior professionals, executives and business owners who receive employee shares as part of their remuneration and want to understand how to manage vested shares, concentration risk and long-term wealth planning.

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20 August 2026

Vesting shares: Should You Hold, Sell or Diversify?

There is a particular kind of pressure that comes with a vesting date. You have worked hard for it, watched the share price and followed the timetable. Then the shares arrive, and the decision suddenly feels larger than it did when the award was first granted.

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17 August 2026

Financial planning for business owners: are you ready for what matters most?

You've built a business through years of commitment, careful decisions and personal sacrifice. As the horizon shifts, whether retirement feels five years away or closer than that, a different question starts to matter more: is your personal wealth as prepared as your business?

Financial planning for business owners: are you ready for what matters most?
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When the pension joins the estate - Sequencing retirement income with wills and trusts

How April 2027 pension tax changes reshape IHT planning and why legal and financial advice must work together for clients.

When the pension joins the estate - Sequencing retirement income with wills and trusts
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