Tax Planning

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has secured almost all of the disputed tax due from the first group of tax avoidance scheme users to receive Accelerated Payment notices.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider Standard Life have worked out a deal with the taxman over the tax status of recoveries related to ARM Asset Backed Securities.

Top five pension pitfalls

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has issued a warning over Chancellor George Osborne's plans for the UK to "go it alone" on corporate tax reform.

Advisers have welcomed the Chancellor's overhaul of the taxation system around buying property, saying it is an "ingenious" idea that will benefit the majority of clients.

The government could face a fresh mis-selling scandal if it fails to prepare for its guidance service, Chris Williams, CEO of Wealth Horizon has said following the Autumn Statement.

Chancellor George Osborne revealed a raft of fiscal changes in the final Autumn Statement of the current parliament. Here we look at some of the winners and losers from the dispatch box announcements...

Changes to stamp duty will dominate the headlines following the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on 3 December, but there were a few other bits that should prove a boon to savers.

The 55% tax charge levied on beneficiaries of individuals who die under the age of 75 with a joint life or guaranteed term annuity has been abolished in the Autumn Statement.

The government is to crack down on investment managers "disguising guaranteed fee income as capital gains", as part of anti-tax avoidance measures outlined in the Autumn Statement.