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Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government initiative designed to make self-assessment income tax reporting simpler and more efficient. It doesn’t only apply to landlords – if you run another business or operate as a sole trader, it may apply to you as well. Here’s what is required.You’ll need to submit quarterly updates rather than annualInstead of submitting a single end-of-year tax return, landlords and sole traders within scope must submit quarterly online updates to HMRC summarising income and expenditure. These updates are not tax returns, but snapshots showing how your business is performing throughout the year.The current threshold is…

Mortgage rates stepped lower again today. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed rate is now 6.20%, down two basis points. That’s down more than a quarter point from the recent high set near the end of March. The 15-year loan is lower by five basis points to 5.67%. Here are the current mortgage rates, according to our latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.20% 20-year fixed: 6.13% 15-year fixed: 5.67% 5/1 ARM: 6.31% 7/1 ARM: 6.16% 30-year VA: 5.85% 15-year VA: 5.51% 5/1 VA: 5.55% Remember that these are the national averages and rounded to the nearest hundredth. These are…

A long time back, software stocks decided the direction of the Indian market. Then, over a period of time, they lost their bellwether status. Now, probably after years, their Q4 results (or, rather, what their managements say when they declare them) will have consequences for the whole market. There is a reason for our assumption. While one takes software as a sector, given the fact it brings in a huge amount of export revenue, the large Source link

Nippon India MF buys additional 1.5% stake in ICRA, Goldman Sachs sells over Rs 55 crore worth shares in… Moneycontrol.com Source link

US President Donald Trump, who began the war on Iran on February 28 in collaboration with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has hit the pause button while assuring that Iran power plants will not be hit till Friday. Are these the first slivers of hope breaking through the gloom to signal the ending of an unjust and senseless war or are the sceptics right in warning that the climbdown by avowedly the world’s most powerful armed forces makes no real sense? The anticipation is that the de-escalation, which brought forth a positive response from the world’s oil and stock markets,…

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has launched its Flow range, a suite of residential buy-to-let (BTL) deals with rates from 5.54%. The products are available for cases with clearly defined criteria and form part of HTB’s specialist mortgages proposition, Flow, Core and Bespoke.  The lender said the structure provided a clearer way to align pricing and engagement to the scale and complexity of each case.  Flow is a new addition to its proposition, while its Core and Bespoke ranges cater to everyday specialist transactions and larger-scale cases.  The Flow products are priced from 5.54% on a two-year fix at 75%…

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As asset allocators try to chart a course ahead amidst conflict in the Gulf, the Singapore-headquartered group sets out three scenarios. UOB Asset Management is neutral on equities relative to benchmarks, overweight gold and underweight cash against a backdrop of geopolitical turmoil. The asset management arm of Singapore-headquartered UOB – overseeing S$43.4 billion ($33.8 billion) in assets as at the end of February – also stresses diversification and selectivity in equities, and remains diversified across fixed income, it said in a note that sketched out three broad scenarios for the global economy. The firm, along with peers, is…

Shinedown is bringing their explosive live show to the Nebraska State Fair, headlining a night of rock music Saturday, September 5 at TD Landing, (Courtesy) GRAND ISLAND – Multi-platinum rock band Shinedown is bringing their explosive live show to the Nebraska State Fair, headlining a night of rock music Saturday, Sept. 5 at TD Landing.The concert is part of the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series during the 2026 Nebraska State Fair and will also feature opening act Dexter and the Moonrocks.“Our Rock fans continue to show up and have a great time, but they’ve been asking for a bigger show,” said…

Keystone Property Finance has reintroduced fixed rates across its two and five-year buy-to-let product ranges. Last week, Keystone launched a range of two-year tracker products, having temporarily withdrawn fixed rate products in March amid rapidly changing market conditions. With fixed rates returning, Keystone now offers products across its core lending propositions, including standard, specialist, expat, holiday let, product transfer/PT Plus, and refurb-to-let exit products.  Reintroduced ranges now start from 3.54% for standard products and 3.59% for specialist products up to 70% LTV. Available up to 65% LTV, expat rates start from 4.89%, holiday let rates from 5.64%, product transfer…