HMRC tax revenues from ‘enveloped’ properties up 53%
The UK tax office raised £178m ($223m, €208m) in financial year 2015/16 through taxing British homes owned by companies, data from London and Geneva-based law firm Collyer Bristow suggests.
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Six year-end tax issues for non-doms in the UK
The approaching tax year-end applies equally to those born in the UK and to foreign expats living there. This year, expats may have even more to consider given the new non-dom rules coming into force from 6 April 2017, warns Old Mutual Wealth’s financial planning expert, Rachael Griffin.
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HMRC loss in IHT case unlikely to change pension transfer rule
A court ruling against HM Revenue & Customs on a case about inheritance tax (IHT) is unlikely to change the current two-year exemption rule on pension transfers, said Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
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Advisers urgently need to get clients IHT planning
Wealthy British residents over the age of 45 are forgetting or ignoring simple estate planning tools that could help them to pass on more of their estate to their families, according to Canada Life’s annual IHT survey.
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Meet the Warringtons part 5: LPAs and entrepreneurs relief
The fictional Warrington family faces a death in the family, grapples with lasting powers of attorney and inheritance tax mitigation in the latest case study from Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.
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George Michael’s death and key IHT case raise issues for 2017
Celebrity deaths over the Christmas period and a pending supreme court decision on a key inheritance tax case all highlight the importance of using trusts for estate planning, a leading IHT expert has said.
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UK property held in offshore companies to come under IHT
Non-domiciled investors in UK residential properties held via an offshore corporate structure are being urged to check with their advisers about their Inheritance Tax (IHT) liability after the government published plans to tighten the rules.
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Canada Life to offer estate planning feature in onshore bond
Canada Life has enhanced its well-known onshore bond, the Select Account, with the addition of a discounted gift trust (DGT) feature.
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Seven changes advisers should expect from the Autumn Statement
International Adviser rounds up the expert views on what to expect ahead of the UK chancellor Philip Hammond’s debut Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
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Meet the Warringtons part 4: death, taxes, and inheritance
The fictional Warrington family is forced to deal with dividing the estate of patriarch Eric, inheritance tax, and an unexpected claim against the estate in the latest case study from Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.
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Majority of wealthy UK savers unaware of IHT changes
Around 75% of wealthy are unaware of the new ‘residence nil rate band’ inheritance tax allowance (IHT), due to be introduced in April next year, according to research by Canada Life.
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Calls for UK non-dom reforms to be delayed until after Brexit
Upcoming changes to the tax rules governing non-UK domiciles, set to come into effect in April next year, should be postponed until the “full effects of Brexit” are understood, a leading London-headquartered accountancy firm has urged.