Tax Planning

The Chancellor’s pension revolution continued as he scrapped the 55% ‘death tax’ at the Tory Party conference, handing drawdown another advantage over annuities

More than 100,000 owners of valuable homes would have to pay an average of almost £1,000 a month under Labour's mansion tax plans.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said there will be "no re-runs" of the Scottish referendum which saw a decisive vote in favour of the country remaining part of the UK in what he said was a demonstration of the "settled will of the Scottish people".

The chief executive and a former director of the tax specialist arm of financial group Montpelier have been cleared of cheating the public revenue of £1m, after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dropped the case against them.

Platforms could be hit with a £10m bill in order to make sure they comply with new EU tax rules, the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has warned.

Tax planning specialist Octopus has hired Shaun Sandiford from AXA Elevate to head up its relationships with platforms.

A Diploma aimed at advisers and covering the tax allowances, mechanics and benefits of enterprise investment schemes (EISs) has been launched by the EIS Association.

A taskforce tackling people trying to dodge property tax in the north west and north Wales has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

A tax avoidance scheme which abused the reliefs offered for research into life-saving vaccines to claim back £77m in tax has been rejected again by a tribunal.

Capita's administration arm has written to a number of Arch Cru investors asking them to return money from the redress scheme, after the payouts breached tax rules.