The tax year ends on 5 April, but thanks to the Easter holiday, many won’t be around to process that last minute deposit this year. Therefore, now is the time to be planning this so you don’t miss the deadline.

The last day of the tax year is always 5 April, with the tax year 2021/22 starting on 6 April. But a quirk in the annual public holidays this year means that 5 April is the Easter Monday bank holiday.

On top of that, the Friday before, 2 April, is also a bank holiday. This means realistically if there is anything you need to get sorted; it should be arranged before the last working day – 1 April.

With that in mind, there are several allowances and limits you need to look at to be ready for the unusually early tax year end.

Pension – Make sure you’ve contributed as much as you can to a pension. The annual limit is £40,000 per person. If you’ve maxed yours and have spare cash, consider adding to a spouse’s annual allowance if they have spare.

 ISA – Make sure you’ve topped up your ISAs to their maximum potential of £20,000.

 JISA – If you have kids under 18, make sure they’ve had their full allowance contribution. The allowance was more than doubled last year from £4,368 to £9,000 – if you’ve missed that it would be easy to not realise you could add more.

CGT – Make sure if you have any investments or assets that are due for disposal that you do it ahead of the new tax year to maximise your £12,300 allowance. This is especially important in light of possible CGT changes from the government

State pension – Less well-known but still important is if you’ve missed any National Insurance contributions in the last five years and would like to make up the difference. You can do so by paying for extra State Pension entitlement. It’s important to note that this has a limit of six years for the end of the tax year for which the contributions are paid.

Marriage allowance – If your spouse earns under the annual allowance of £12,500 you can transfer up to £1,250 to them each year to spread the load. Marriage tax allowance can be claimed back up to five years assuming you qualified in each of those years.

IHT – Every year you have an allowance of £3,000 for cash gifts. If you miss a year you can carry it forward, but only for 12 months. You can also gift £5,000 to a child getting married, or £2,500 to a grandchild.

If you think you need to fulfil any of these allowances before 1 April, get in touch with your adviser right away to discuss your options.