Tax and Financial Planning

• Bankrupt Cannot Secure Pension Benefits

  • Posted25 October 2012

  A bankrupt who is entitled to obtain a pension simply by asking for it cannot seek to have it protected from his creditors, the High Court ruled recently. The...

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• Stolen Data Leads to First Conviction

  • Posted11 October 2012

  The theft of a disk from HSBC in Switzerland, data from which eventually found its way to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has led to the conviction of a Berkshire...

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• Boating Expenses Setback for Nautical Author

  • Posted24 September 2012

  For anyone who aspires to a life ‘messing about on the water’ and getting tax relief on the required expenditure, a recent tax case may prove something of a dampener. ...

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• Double Tax on Share Sale Leads to Court Battle

  • Posted30 August 2012

  A recent case heard in the Court of Appeal illustrates the beneficial Inheritance Tax (IHT) treatment of certain classes of assets and the advisability of taking advice on IHT planning...

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• How to Protect Your Life Savings

  • Posted7 August 2012

  The newspapers recently reported the sad case of Geoffrey Hough, an elderly man from Salford, Manchester, whose life savings of £56,000 had been fraudulently spent by his son-in-law. Mr Hough...

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• Intention to Remain Seals Tax Residence Status

  • Posted24 July 2012

  When a non-resident of the UK visited the UK with a view to becoming resident here, little did he realise that the decision would cost him nearly £100,000 in tax. ...

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