The artful maximisation of nil-rate tax bands
Your basic personal tax-free allowance, starting tax rate, and the new zero-rate bands for savings income and dividends could mean you benefit from £22,000 tax free, would you like to know [...]
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Tax Fraud
Are you tempted by tax fraud? Read the seven short case reviews Tax evasion is illegal and tax avoidance is legal, providing that the avoidance strategy taken is not too aggressive and stays within [...]
Panama, the offshore tax haven now exposed
Panama, the offshore tax haven now exposed Recent revelations have uncovered some of the wealthy individuals and organisations who skirt the law by sheltering wealth from their country’s tax [...]
10 Top Tips about the new Dividend Tax
10 Tips to help you while tackling the new dividend tax With the introduction of the new dividend tax, there is a lot of apprehension among people. In the previous system, basic-rate taxpayers were [...]
Repayment of tax beyond 4 years is possible
Overpaid tax refunds, must you claim within the four-year deadline? Overpaid tax, the rules If you overpay tax, you can claim it back from HMRC within a statutory period, which used to be six [...]
How does Change in Non-resident Capital Gains Tax Rules affect non-resident UK commercial property owners?
Change in Non-resident Capital Gains Tax Rules for Sale of UK Residential Property After April 2015, all non-UK residents must inform HMRC and pay Non-resident Capital Gains Tax (NRCGT) on any [...]
Property Tax Non Resident Guidance
Act Now! Non-UK Nationals Can Still Save Tax on UK-Owned Property Recent changes to UK tax rules will affect non-UK nationals who do not reside in the UK as well as foreign nationals living in the [...]
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Tax Relief
Research and Development Tax Relief In his Budget 2014 speech, Chancellor George Osborne announced, "If Britain isn’t leading the world in science and technology and engineering, then we are [...]
Abolition of 55% "Death Tax" on Pensions
Abolition of 55% "Death Tax" on Pensions Chancellor George Osborne announced at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that he will abolish the 55% tax currently payable on pension funds [...]
A Recent Tax Tribunal Case Shows How Dividend Waivers Should be Used Selectively
A recent case has highlighted the potential hazard of dividend waivers as a means of saving tax between civil partners or married couples. That is not to say this strategy is never acceptable, but [...]