Checklist: 10 easy moves to save you money before the end of the 2024/25 tax year

The end of the 2024/25 tax year is fast approaching. We’ve put together an action plan so you can maximise valuable tax breaks and allowances before they disappear on 5 April

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The end of the 2024/25 tax year is fast approaching. We explain how to grab valuable tax breaks before they vanish at midnight on 5 April
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Investors and savers don’t have much time left to make the most of valuable tax perks before the end of the 2024/25 tax year.

At midnight on Saturday, 5 April 2025, the current tax year will finish and the new 2025/26 tax year will begin. As it ends, some allowances will be lost forever.

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Ruth Emery
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Ruth is an award-winning financial journalist with more than 15 years' experience of working on national newspapers, websites and specialist magazines.

She is passionate about helping people feel more confident about their finances. She was previously editor of Times Money Mentor, and prior to that was deputy Money editor at The Sunday Times. 

A multi-award winning journalist, Ruth started her career on a pensions magazine at the FT Group, and has also worked at Money Observer and Money Advice Service. 

Outside of work, she is a mum to two young children, while also serving as a magistrate and an NHS volunteer.