Tax and Financial Planning

• Trusts – Court Relieves Family of Severe Tax Consequences of Drafting Error

  • Posted18 June 2021

  Trusts are delicate and often complex legal instruments and any flaws in the wording of documents relating to them can have grave tax and other consequences. As a High Court...

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• Radio Presenter an Independent Contractor, Tax Tribunal Rules

  • Posted4 June 2021

  The vexed distinction between employees and independent contractors is a constant source of dispute, not least in the realm of tax. Each case has to be decided on its own...

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• Received Negligent Financial Advice? Consult a Solicitor Without Delay

  • Posted13 May 2021

  If you believe that you have suffered loss due to negligent financial advice, there are powerful reasons why you should consult a lawyer straight away. In a case on point,...

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• Tribunal Excludes Furnished Lettings Business from Inheritance Tax Relief

  • Posted23 April 2021

  In a ruling of interest to anyone engaged in renting out furnished properties, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has taken a restrictive approach to the circumstances in which such enterprises may...

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• Driving Instructor Stricken by COVID-19 Pays for Ignorance of the VAT Regime

  • Posted23 March 2021

  The VAT regime is far from straightforward and anyone going into business on their own account should take professional tax advice at the outset. In a striking case on point,...

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• Tax Tribunal Rules Peripatetic Businessman ‘Ordinarily Resident’ in the UK

  • Posted26 February 2021

  Many businesspeople lead peripatetic lives of constant international travel and the crucial question of whether they are settled in the UK for tax purposes can be very difficult to answer....

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