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Tax and Financial Planning
FSA Fines Three Over Share Dealing
Holiday Letting Property a Business, Not an Investment
Lump Sum Option for Small Pension Plans
Planning for the inevitable
Interest on Tax on Gift - Assessment Date Crucial
Facts Critical in Residence Claim
Be Aware of Pension Sharing Orders
Cases Show Need for Caution in Choosing Financial Advisers
HMRC Attack on Discounted Gift Scheme Succeeds
HMRC Crack Down on Foreign Property Tax Avoidance
Planning for the Inevitable
Lifes inevitabilities
If You do Not Understand it, Take Advice
HMRC Tighten Property Ownership Disclosure
IHT Planning Exercise Fails Due to Covenants
Pension Changes Ahead
Equitable Compensation to be Tax Free
HMRC to Name and Shame 'Dodgy' Tax Advisers
Businessman UK Resident Despite HMRC Guidance
NS&I Withdraws Savings Certificates
Working Abroad and Tax Residence
Paying for long term care
Changes to US Estate Tax
Radical changes to taxation system proposed by IFS
Transferable Nil-Rate Bands - New Code of Practice
Birkett Long to provide free legal advice for those celebrating Essex Pride
Pension Scheme Not Obliged to Award Discretionary Increases
HMRC Checks on IHT Valuations
Taxing Times for Trusts
Discretionary Trusts - Possible Ways Forward
IFAs Face Twin Negligence Claims
IHT Changes of Importance to Executors
Making time for tomorrow
HMRC Wins Dividend Tax Case
Bankruptcy Annulled When HMRC Ignore Disability Discrimination Obligations
Changes to Tax Credits
Victory for Taxpayer in IHT Claim
Secret Trusts
Cross Border Estates
Private Residence Must Be Genuine, Rules Court
Principal Private Residence Relief - Prove it or Lose it
Second marriages - an inheritance dilemma?
'Valuation of the Whole' Approach to IHT Upheld by Tribunal
Living longer and making plans
Income Tax Relief Denied on Donation from Inheritance
IHT Nil Rate Band Transfers
Mistakes, Mistakes
HMRC Tax Attack on Property Undervaluation Successful
New Guidance on Heritage Property
People in their fifties should plan for care home costs now, says Essex solicitor
Court Rejects Privilege Claim
Law & Financial 50+
Care Home Residence Does Not Terminate Occupation
Statute Overrides Fairness and Common Sense
Should You Give Your House to Your Children?
Failure to Take Pension Leads to IHT Liability
Ash Cloud Relief for Non-Residents
HMRC to Name and Shame Tax Dodgers
Emigrating and Tax
First Budget of the Con-Dem Nation!
Don't let tax bills double the heartache
IHT Determined by Open Market Value
Five Jailed for Investment Fraud Targeting Expats
Private Investments and Tax Losses: Caution Advised
Investigations of Wealthy Lead to Tax Take Increase
Budget Action Points for Private Clients
Year End IHT Planning
When is an Agreement Not an Agreement? - When it is With The Tax Man
Furnished Holiday Lettings - Time is Running Out
HMRC Can See Accountants' Tax Advice to Clients
Funding the First Step On the Ladder
Saving IHT the Easy Way
ISA Limits Increased for Over 50s
IHT Nil Rate Band - Keep Your Hands On the Old Will
IHT and the Recession
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