Category Archives: Tax advice

Are you willing to let Inheritance Tax damage your wealth?

Are you willing to let Inheritance Tax (IHT) damage your wealth? Recent changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) have led to its impact potential broadening.  Once considered as a tax only on the very wealthy, IHT has the potential to affect … Continue reading

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Tax Year-End Planning

The end of the tax year is looming. Whilst planning for our financial futures should be a year-round activity, 5 April presents an immoveable deadline for actions which really are ‘use it or lose it’ opportunities. In these austere times, … Continue reading

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A head start with Junior ISA

Junior ISA Watching the children in our lives grow up can be a rollercoaster ride. Whether it’s drying their tears, encouraging their studies, or providing financial and emotional support for one or more of life’s key milestones we do what … Continue reading

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Preserving and protecting your wealth

In life, we all want to retain the wealth we create for ourselves in our lifetime but also to plan ahead for the benefit of future generations. That’s when it becomes vital to consider estate planning in order to protect … Continue reading

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HMRC Crackdown on Tax Avoidance

HMRC is ratcheting up its crack down on people who try to avoid paying tax. It is spreading its net wide. From plumbers, to restaurant owners, to private tutors, to offshore investors, few appear safe as HMRC bids to narrow … Continue reading

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A less taxing time in the sun

If you are considering joining the 350,000 people that left the UK in 2011 in search of a fresh start abroad (Source: Home Office, Emigration from the UK Research Report 68, November 2012), you maybe interested in reading my latest editorial feature … Continue reading

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