Tax and Financial Planning

• Homeowner Wins Garage Extension VAT Dispute

  • Posted24 September 2014

  The owner of a listed home has avoided a hefty VAT bill in respect of the construction of a garage to house his classic car collection after the First-tier Tribunal...

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• Relationship Break-Up and Tax

  • Posted20 August 2014

  Getting divorced is never a pleasant experience and couples going through the process have a lot to think about. Whilst management of the tax consequences of the split is not...

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• More Time for Pension Planning Announced

  • Posted23 July 2014

  The new regime that will apply to pensions from April 2015 was the chief surprise in this year’s Budget. Under the old tax rules applying to pensions, an individual...

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• Repair Obligations Do Not Create IHT Charge

  • Posted4 July 2014

  Yet another attempt by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to persuade the court that a gift of a property from parent to child should be a ‘gift with reservation of...

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• Couple Win Tax Claim Over Property Occupied Rent Free by Mother

  • Posted17 June 2014

  Being able one day to pass on one’s property to one’s children is a common wish for many parents, but the need to have a suitable place to live as...

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• Commencement of Work Not a Disposal of Property

  • Posted4 June 2014

  When the seller of a property allowed the purchaser to start the groundworks for developing it prior to the exchange of contracts for sale, she would not have expected HM...

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