Tax planning

'If there is one profession that has had to become comfortable with uncertainty, it is ours'

Some 39% of advice firms cite tax planning as a priority

First major speech as chancellor

'Do not sell an asset simply because newspapers have rediscovered CGT'

‘A very short timescale for such a significant change’

Second technical note

The news editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 28 August

HMRC collects £24.2bn with £127bn gains reported

America’s $40trn debt milestone is already narrowing the choices available in Britain’s October Budget. Advisers should watch how that pressure travels from the bond market into mortgages, tax and client plans, writes Phillip Wickenden.

‘This has undoubtedly had a huge impact on planning for many clients’