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Tax
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Business relief as an offset for IHT – What does the industry think?
There has been a great deal of commentary in recent months on the use of business relief (BR) as an offset for…
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HMRC move to dip into crypto and digital wallets to pay tax bills
The government is considering granting HMRC new powers to recover unpaid tax directly from digital wallets. The proposal is one of a…
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Royal London: Jumping inheritance tax (IHT) receipts highlight an issue for cohabitees
HMRC’s £7.1 billion IHT receipts for 2022/2023, an increase of more than £1 billion from the same period a year before, and…
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Six reasons why it pays to pay for probate: legal comment
Amid the high levels of current inflation and the economic backdrop, it is understandable that many executors will decide to administer a…
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IHT receipts rise by £1bn year-on-year: comment from Evelyn Partners’ tax partner
New data published today by HMRC shows that IHT receipts for April 2022 to March 2023 were £7.1 billion, which is £1 billion higher than the…
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Experts warn that estate administrators are sleepwalking into IHT risks
Robert Husband, Chief Executive Officer at Tower Street Finance, explains the risks associated with applying for a grant on credit from HMRC, before…
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Dealing with high inflation and the rising income tax take as part of the financial planning process
Andrew Storey, Group Innovation Director at EV, reminds advisers and paraplanners why it is so important to make robust and up to…
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Six changes for the new tax year: Aegon’s Steven Cameron provides a useful summary of key considerations
As advisers sew up the busy last few days of the 2022/23 tax year, there is a long list of tax considerations…
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Tax threshold freeze has almost tripled in size since its initial costings with next year’s freeze set to net £12 billion
The size of the UK’s ‘stealth tax’ threshold freeze over six years has almost trebled to £25 billion, compared to the £9…
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‘Bed and ISA’ transactions increase by 387% since Chancellor’s wealth tax raid announced in November
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s wealth tax raid from 6 April has precipitated a near four-fold increase in Bed and ISA transactions since he…
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