Tax Planning
CGT 'tax raid on horizon' as Chancellor fights escalating deficit
OTS package of reforms published
John Davies: Will Covid-19 create a dividend dilemma for VCTs?
No part of the economy has been left untouched by the coronavirus pandemic and VCT dividend payments are not immune, writes John Davies. However, he believes tax-advantaged capital has a role to play in the economic bounceback
Claire Trott: Start your tax year-end planning now
Time is of the essence
Neil MacGillivray: Common sense (finally) prevails on IHT
Supreme Court ruling
Clare Moffat: What advisers need to know about the Staveley case
Supreme Court ruling in August
Claire Trott: Which pension tax relief option is best for clients?
Call for evidence will highlight problems
Pensions tax relief reform options 'too complicated'
'It may take a while to square this circle'
Treasury opens pensions tax relief admin consultation and admits past failings
Admits past failings
HMRC 'doesn't understand' impact of pensions tax relief, say MPs
Cost £38bn in 2018/19
Mohassan Mehmood: The implications of the Sippchoice v HMRC case
Appeal could be granted
Government delays IR35 reforms until 2021
Put back to April 2021
Neil MacGillivray: Why I'm not interested in déjà vu Budget predictions
Neil MacGillivray isn't one for pre-Budget speculation. Here he explores the current state of play with pension tax relief and explains why he hopes Rishi Sunak maintains the status quo...
Neil MacGillivray: The tax quirks of jointly held investments between spouses
While tax planning is relatively easy where investments are held in an individual’s own name, on Valentine's Day Neil MacGillivray says great care is needed when it comes to jointly held investments between spouses...
Jonathan Simmons: Three adviser challenges in the 'inheritance economy'
IHT to double by 2030
Jonathan Simmons: Labour's plan to reform IHT
The Christmas general election of 2019 will soon be upon us and so, here, Jonathan Simmons explores the parties' inheritance tax plans...
Total IHT receipts reach £5.4bn in 2018/19
3% increase on previous tax year
IHT rules remain unclear to consumers, research finds
Zurich research reveals confusion
Christina Stone: IHT planning and intergenerational wealth transfers
‘Inheritance economy’
Neil MacGillivray: Simplifying IHT (Part 1) - The winners and losers
OTS’s second report
John Humphreys: Planning for IHT changes - great or small
Post-OTS recommendations
Jasper Smith: Is now a good time to invest in growing companies?
Or to invest in a nuclear bunker?
Tom Hopkins: Maintaining patience on capital
A question of structure
Laura Suter: The taxing task of IHT simplification
Two big unknowns
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