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This month we continue our focus on the tax impact of divorce with another blog, in which we look at inheritance tax…

The government has initiated a new consultation process in order to review the way in which probate fees are calculated, which will…

Often when clients approach us for inheritance tax planning advice, they are considering making a lifetime gift of either cash or property…

  In what the BBC referred to as a “Landmark Budget”, George Osborne made a number of potentially very significant announcements for…

Trusts have been in the spotlight for some time and their tax saving advantages for the majority of taxpayers are declining; most…

Reports have been circulating that the government has made a U-turn on its proposed new legislation to restrict the use of pilot…

Ahead of the Autumn Statement in December, the government has announced the implementation of some interesting changes to the rules surrounding the…

With house prices continuing to climb and no increase to the nil rate band, receipts from inheritance tax are on the up.…

According to forecasts issued by the Treasury, the number of households affected by inheritance tax will increase by 35% this year to…

1. Offer tax efficient share option schemes Offering an HMRC approved share option scheme, for example the enterprise management incentive (EMI), can…

Producing business forecasts are an important exercise if a business is looking to either gain finance or increase the level of finance…

Starting from October 2012 every employer will need to have a workplace pension scheme in place and will have to automatically enrol…

We’re thinking ahead to what’s in store for us on March 19th when George Osborne delivers his Budget speech, and as always…

This is the second of our articles on tax planning. In the first we looked at what’s not advisable, bearing in mind…

George Osborne will be delivering his Autumn Statement 2013 on December 5th and whilst we can never be certain what is to…