Confusion surrounding the new pension rules could leave retirees with a large and unexpected tax bill, research suggests.
Married couples can benefit from setting up 'single settlor' trusts rather than joint trusts, writes Eddie O'Gorman.
The European Commission has called on the UK to raise taxes on higher value properties, build more houses and adjust the Help to Buy scheme.
How to protect a legacy after equity release
Credit Suisse is to pay fines of $2.6bn (£1.6bn) after pleading guilty to helping US clients evade tax.
Many middle-class professionals are paying an income tax rate of 60% as a result of a little-understood policy introduced by the last Labour government which affects more than 500,000 people, a leading economist has warned.
Plans to allow the tax authority to settle unpaid demands by taking money from people's bank accounts have been criticised by a group of MPs.
The 55% tax charge payable on pensions at death is too high and should be brought into line with the inheritance tax (IHT) regime, according to Standard Life.