Tax and Financial Planning

• P2P Lending Losses Compensation Terms Announced

  • Posted14 June 2016

  Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has grown very quickly over recent years. It is a system whereby an intermediary acts as a broker to enable individuals to make loans directly to those...

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• It’s All in the Timing

  • Posted26 May 2016

  Selling the shares in a business you own and run attracts very favourable tax treatment in the UK and one of the most beneficial reliefs is Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER), which...

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• Equity Release Dangers Exposed

  • Posted12 May 2016

  Financial products which offer to release capital tied up in people’s homes can be extremely complex and such arrangements should only ever be entered into after receiving specialist advice. In...

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• Insufficient Disclosure Negates Challenge to Enquiry

  • Posted29 April 2016

  It is generally considered that if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) raise no enquiries in relation to a tax return in the year following its submission, that is the end...

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• Thinking About a Tax Avoidance Scheme? HMRC Issues New Guidance

  • Posted12 April 2016

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are well known for their robust attitude towards tax avoidance schemes they consider to be questionable and, over the years, have introduced an ever-increasing variety...

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• Do You Hold US Assets?

  • Posted24 March 2016

  If you hold assets in the USA, you should be aware of an issue that has started to arise in estates in which there are US shareholdings, especially where these...

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