In today’s world of social media and the web, it's often hard to separate the facts from the fiction. Just because we hear something often doesn’t necessarily make it true.
For example, have you ever heard a goldfish only has a 3-second memory span or that lightning never strikes twice? Both these things have been scientifically proven as untrue and yet people still believe them.
It is unlikely that 2020 will be remembered by any of us fondly. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the world. Global economies have been hit and many people have been struggling, whether that is health, job losses, mental wellbeing.
Tax rules can change and the impact of taxation (and any tax relief) depends on your circumstances.
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