Canada to criminalise ‘reckless’ advisers
Changes target professionals who intentionally or inadvertently facilitate tax evasion
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Singapore scraps tax break for foreign talent
Advice firms say the jurisdiction ‘remains attractive’ despite the change
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NRIs get no major direct benefit from interim Indian budget
Personal income tax ceiling and tax deducted at source (TDS) threshold on interest income from deposits is raised
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High earners in UK stung by NI contributions rise
Gains made from rise in higher income tax rate threshold halved by NIC increase
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Pension and tax industries respond to the budget
Despite a lengthy spell at the despatch box, UK chancellor delivered few real blows
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Budget: pension dashboards and a cold-calling ban
Dashboards – plural – could be a game changer, as pensions cold-calling in the UK takes a big step towards oblivion
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No further pension raid in otherwise lacklustre budget
Pensions and the annual allowance were given stays of execution but no-deal Brexit could prompt rethink
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UK chancellor set to launch collective DC pensions consultation
Announcement expected to start process of implementing legal and regulatory guidelines for schemes
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Tax pensions on death to make Budget add up, IFS tells gov’t
IFS suggests radical set of tax rises on wealthy retired to make UK tax system more efficient
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South Africa budget increases wealth tax
South Africa’s finance minister has announced an increase in estate duty from 20% to 25% for those with properties worth ZAR30m (£1.8m, $2.7m, €2.1m), a move a legal expert says will have a “significant effect” on the nation’s wealthy.
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Savers snared in £300m business tax
A UK budget measure aimed at corporates will eat into people’s savings, a government letter has revealed.
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Expert planning in wake of UK Budget
Nearly a month on from the UK’s Autumn Budget, what have the experts uncovered for financial planners going forward into 2018?