Tax planning
IHT receipts fall for first time in 10 years
Residence Nil Rate Band
Libby Holding: New rules on making wills using video-conferencing
Also applies retrospectively to 31 Jan
Laura Suter: The effects of the stamp duty holiday
Buyers can save up to £15,000
Pensions tax relief reform options 'too complicated'
'It may take a while to square this circle'
Scarlett Musson: Lasting Power of Attorneys in a time of Covid-19
Lack of awareness
Treasury opens pensions tax relief admin consultation and admits past failings
Admits past failings
HMRC 'doesn't understand' impact of pensions tax relief, say MPs
Cost £38bn in 2018/19
Chancellor Sunak orders review of capital gains tax
'Feels like starting pistol for a tax grab'
Summer economic update: Chancellor announces VAT cut and discount scheme for hospitality sector
Cut to 5% for six months
Neil MacGillivray: Who pays to rebuild the UK economy?
Council tax and pension contributions
Neil MacGillivray: A tonic for the Covid-19 capital losses headache
Carried forward losses
Libby Holding: Inheritance Tax Relief for emergency workers
Blue-light relief
Government delays IR35 reforms until 2021
Put back to April 2021
Tax hikes vital to meet govt spending promises, says IFS
Taxes will have to increase after the March Budget if the government plans to honour the spending plans in outlined last year, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.
Jack Rose: EIS's role in answering tomorrow's challenges
For the first time in a quite a while we have a certain degree of political certainty, writes Jack Rose. And, with that clarity, perhaps a clearer picture of the road ahead…
Neil MacGillivray: The tax quirks of jointly held investments between spouses
While tax planning is relatively easy where investments are held in an individual’s own name, on Valentine's Day Neil MacGillivray says great care is needed when it comes to jointly held investments between spouses...
Jonathan Simmons: Three adviser challenges in the 'inheritance economy'
IHT to double by 2030
Ian Smart: The IR35 opportunities for advisers explained
The changes to IR35 tax rules are going to offer tax and life planning opportunities, writes Ian Smart, who explains all in this column...
Libby Holding: Can estate planning help tackle care fees?
Residential care fees are a hot topic at the moment, says Libby Holding, with increasing media coverage of people who have had all of their life savings and assets swallowed up by care fees in their later years...
Treasury plans to tackle NHS pension taper woes widely criticised
Wider reform desperately needed
AJ Bell launches low-cost retirement investment account
'Aggressive move without being throat-cutting'
Neil MacGillivray: Will the tax advantages for married couples and civil partnerships remain a happy home?
The new calendar year has come and gone and so, as we start the edge closer to the end of the tax year, Neil MacGillivray looks at the planning opportunities available to married couples and civil partners
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