Tax Planning

The Treasury has banned groups of companies from using intra-group loans or derivatives to reduce their tax bills, as part of a widespread clampdown on business tax avoidance.

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into Britain's tax policy to find out how it can be used to encourage economic growth.

The Cycle to Work scheme has been growing in popularity. However, have HMRC guidance plus a recent court ruling put a spanner in the spokes? Paul Bartlett investigates

Many tax reliefs could be scrapped as the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) begins reviewing over 1,000 business and individual allowances and exemptions.

IHT

Taxpayers could benefit from the expertise of IFAs to help them avoid paying unnecessary capital gains tax (CGT), according to a new study.

The Balfour estate's successful business property relief (BPR) claim paves the way for all taxpayers to avoid up to 100% of inheritance tax (IHT), says a City law firm.

The tax authorities have failed to convince judges they are owed inheritance tax (IHT) by the late Earl of Balfour.

IFAs must take a tough approach to HMRC's clampdown on tax-planning schemes, write Jonathan Levy and Matthew Greene of law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

For those who have seen the film Pirates of the Caribbean, or have a passing interest in 17th century buccaneers, the term ‘Living by the Code' should be reasonably familiar.