With pensions back in the spotlight thanks to high profile campaigns by the public sector, I thought I’d take a quick look at pensions for the private sector, writes financial blogger Ed Hill.

Now the dust has settled on the Budget and the measures announced are beginning to work their way into real life, what effect are the changes having, if any?

Family-owned businesses remain the bedrock of the UK economy and planning how to leave a business to the next generation can be a daunting task, writes financial blogger Ed Hill.

Financial blogger Ed Hill, who writes about tax and financial issues for Expressandstar.com, says it is never too early to plan for your pension.

At this time of year, all the tax talk is of the January 31 deadline for self assessment returns to have been filed with the revenue, writes financial blogger Ed Hill – but a far less well advertised issue is PAYE late payment penalties for businesses.

Whilst we all accept there are lots of great aspects to retirement, many more require careful planning before you give up work and I intend to go over a few in more detail in my next few postings, writes financial blogger Ed Hill.

Financial blogger Ed Hill, who writes about tax and financial issues for Expressandstar.com, says meeting the tax return deadline can save major headaches.

Meet new blogger Ed Hill, who will be writing about tax and financial issues for Expressandstar.com. This week – inheritance tax and why you should plan for it now.