Tax
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Capital Gains Tax speculation risks driving unnecessary finance decisions
Mark Campbell, head of wealth planning at Isio, says speculation over possible capital gains tax reform is already influencing behaviour, with some…
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‘Capital Gains Tax rise would be terrible for economy’, says former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Former Chancellor and Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt has warned that raising CGT would be ‘terrible for the economy’, arguing that increasing the…
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Burnham’s tax comments alarm investors
Andy Burnham’s comment on Friday that there is “room” for tax changes will alarm investors already worried about Britain’s fiscal trajectory, warns…
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Why Andy Burnham could be bad for clients’ wealth
In the following article, Alex Pugh, Chartered Financial Planner and Partner at wealth management firm Saltus, explains why higher earners may have…
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Burnham signals shift towards regional tax autonomy and wealth reform
Andy Burnham’s latest speech today points to a much broader economic direction than constitutional devolution alone, according to expert insight from across…
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As pension IHT changes loom, advisers urged to revisit trust planning
With the latest HMRC data showing inheritance tax receipts stood at £1.4 billion in May 2026 and higher receipts expected in the…
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HMRC tax data shows mixed trends across IHT, income tax and CGT
The latest HMRC data on tax receipts has prompted reaction from across the industry, with commentary spanning inheritance tax, income tax and…
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AJ Bell: Income tax take rises 53% since threshold freeze began
UK taxpayers paid £153.7 billion in tax and National Insurance in May, £9.8 billion more than a year earlier, according to the…
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HMRC enquiries into IHT rise to highest level in 6 years
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) opened 4,940 formal Inheritance Tax (IHT) enquiries in 2025/26, an 18 per cent increase over the previous…
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Brits missing out on little-known inheritance tax relief on regular gifts
Nearly three quarters of UK adults (72%) do not realise that money regularly gifted from spare or excess income is immediately exempt…
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