Tax and Financial Planning

• Tax Case Cheer for Owners of Second Homes

  • Posted8 July 2013

  Many countries charge the equivalent of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the profits made when a person’s private residence is sold. The UK does not. In addition, the availability of...

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• Tax Evasion Leads to Prison and £500,000 Repayment Order

  • Posted13 June 2013

  Two company directors who lied to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) when under investigation for possible tax offences have been jailed for tax evasion and fraud. The pair ran...

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• Furnished Holiday Lettings IHT Claim Fails

  • Posted4 June 2013

  The shock result of a recent tax case will send reverberations around the furnished holiday letting (FHL) industry, after the court reset the bar regarding the level of service provision...

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• French Tax Changes Mean More Food for Thought

  • Posted22 May 2013

  The French Government passed measures last year which have increased the taxes payable by non-resident owners of properties in France and further rises are planned. Since 1 January 2012,...

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• IHT Changes For ‘Non-Doms’

  • Posted10 May 2013

  With one in six British marriages now involving a spouse not domiciled in the UK, problems involving the tax consequences of domicile are becoming increasingly common. Most of the...

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• Failure to Make Gift Absolute Leads to IHT Charge

  • Posted25 March 2013

  A woman who shared a bank account with her son, but who did not give the money in the account to him absolutely, has left him with an Inheritance Tax...

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