Tax and Financial Planning

• 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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• Reminder – Non-resident CGT Returns

  • Posted11 March 2016

  Non-residents who sell a property they own in the UK are reminded that they are required to inform HM Revenue and Customs through the submission of a non-resident Capital Gains...

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• HMRC Get Ready to Throw the Book at Tax Evaders

  • Posted24 February 2016

  In recent years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have created a series of very generous ‘disclosure windows’ to allow people who have undisclosed assets in tax havens to reveal their...

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