Tax and Financial Planning

• Online Traders are Not Beneath the Tax Authorities’ Radar

  • Posted12 September 2023

  Some people who trade online do so in the fond hope that the income they generate will fall beneath the tax authorities’ radar. A tax tribunal ruling that left one...

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• Stamp Duty Avoidance Scheme Goes Pear Shaped – A Cautionary Tale

  • Posted24 August 2023

  Tax avoidance schemes are not always effective and can have serious unforeseen consequences. In a telling case on point, a man was required to pay the entirety of the Stamp...

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• Even Acts of Generosity Should Be Properly Documented – Cautionary Tale

  • Posted4 August 2023

  Even acts of generosity can lead to litigation if the basis for them is not professionally documented. That was sadly so in the case of a businessman who stepped forward...

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• Religious Leader’s Employment Contract ‘Was Illegally Performed’

  • Posted13 July 2023

  Those who seek the protection of the law with metaphorical dirty hands are likely to receive short shrift. An Employment Tribunal (ET) powerfully made that point in the case of...

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• Tax Residency – Australian Entrepreneur Challenges Million-Pound CGT Bill

  • Posted30 June 2023

  The belief that you cease to be a UK resident for tax purposes simply by staying out of the country for a certain number of days is a common fallacy....

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• Need Help with Your Tax Affairs? Choose Your Advisers Carefully

  • Posted26 May 2023

  Many people who have little understanding of the tax system sensibly seek help from those with greater expertise. However, a case that exposed an apparent loophole in HM Revenue and...

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