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A typical British household pays more than £200,000 in indirect taxes over a lifetime, according to a report by Axa, says the Scotsman .

Investec Private Bank has launched a financing service for British expatriates who are resident in Spain and seeking property development projects in the UK.

HM Revenue and Customs is changing the way retirement annuity contracts are taxed as around 200,000 pensioners are paying too much tax.

A new guide covering the tax treatment of real estate investment trusts has been published by KPMG and Reita.

Norwich Union Healthcare is calling on the government to introduce a "back to work" tax incentive for employers which would encourage them to act sooner to prevent long-term illness among their employees.

PAUL DAVIDSON, the entrepreneur known as The Plumber, intends to seek £5m in costs after the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal found he had been unreasonably treated by the Financial Services Authority, reports the Daily Telegraph.

In the last submission we touched on how there are many advisers who have recommended onshore bonds when the offshore alternative may have proved more effective.

Isa limits should be increased in line with inflation "to offer fair value to investors" who invest the full amount allowed each year, claims the Alliance Trust.

"Revealed: how Jersey woos tax avoiders" - this was the headline that screamed from the front page of the business section of the Observer newspaper on Sunday 17 September.

Those under the age of 35 face a bleak financial future in which half their earnings are taken by the taxman, a new report claims.