Tax

Corporate tax avoidance: How UK tax havens lead the way while you pay

News & Views, Tax

Peter McGahan questions the UK’s position as enablers of corporate tax avoidance at a time when British consumers are being taxed so heavily.
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Death and taxes: Consumers pay while corporations play

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Peter McGahan muses over rising taxes and why the burden is passed to the public rather than the corporation making extraordinary profits....

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Unexpected tax traps and how to avoid them

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The UK has a complex tax system. Navigating it can be difficult and it can be easy to fall afoul of tax traps and pitfalls. Here are the...

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Reduce your tax bill – be brilliant at the basics

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Tax mitigation is very different to avoidance. Peter McGahan explains how to reduce your tax bill without offending the tax man.
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Tax advice – the stars that unnecessarily fell through poor guidance

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Peter McGahan examines how poor tax advice has landed a string of celebrities and stars in trouble with the tax man....

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5 end of year tax tips for a stress free 2022.

Tax, Finance

David Woodward highlights five end of year tax tips that can help reduce your stress levels and put a few bob extra in your pocket....

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Inheritance Tax – Best ways to use resident nil rate band

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‘Inheritance Tax is about as popular as a politician’ so take action to protect against it, writes Peter McGahan.
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Five simple steps to reduce your Inheritance Tax Bill

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Sharon Bonfield shares her top tips and what you need to know about navigating IHT....

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Easy Inheritance Tax tips

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Peter McGahan lays out some straightforward rules for mitigating the impact of inheritance Tax....

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Positive steps to mitigate Inheritance tax

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Our last two columns have focused around your property and Inheritance Tax given the surge in house prices.
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Inheritance tax planning: Gifting my house but living in it

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Peter McGahan continues to examine how property ownership and rising prices affect your exposure to inheritance tax. ...

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Inheritance Tax – Huge rise in house prices raises exposure

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Peter McGahan explains how house prices rises have left many with the unwanted burden of Inheritance tax....

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Tax efficient redundancy

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Peter McGahan considers the post-furlough economy and presents a few tips for you to consider if you are being made an offer of redundancy/retirement.
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Tax day soaky damp squid

Tax

Tax day delivered some pretty significant impacts to businesses and individuals who could find themselves having to pay two year’s tax in...

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Dying with no Will: What ‘Finding Alice’ teaches us about estate planning

Finance, Tax

A new campaign encourages people to pledge that they will make a will this year and avoid the emotional toil of navigating intestacy law....

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Get ahead of the ‘tax wonks’

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Peter McGahan explains proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax and how a few careful decisions now could help you reduce your tax liability later.
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When tax Cuts cause a loss

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Tax is hot on the lips everywhere, particularly with corporations and Brexit but what will the impact of rule changes mean to people saving...

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“Only little people pay taxes”

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Tax efficiency is not tax avoidance. Why getting IFA advice on investments, bonds and tax liability will help your finances in later life....

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Give generously to help escape inheritance tax

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New figures show that families who lost a loved one paid a record £5.2bn in inheritance last year. Wills and probate expert Jill Rushton explains how to mitiga…
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Inheritance stealth taxing

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Autumn promises publication of the Office of Tax Simplification's recommendations on Inheritance Tax and the impact could be far-reaching...

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Inheritance tax abolished?

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Fancy having to keep a track of receipts (over a lifetime) with tax liability assessed against the total? Could this be the successor to...

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End of year tax breaks

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Peter McGahan presents some common sense strategies to make the most of your tax allowance as the end of the financial year approaches.
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£6,200,000,000 per year on Inheritance Tax

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Peter McGahan talks inheritance tax and the residence nil rate band (RNRB) which was introduced in April 2017....

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The 2.27 million investors hit by new tax on Investment income?

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Peter McGahan looks at strategies for managing your investments to minimise tax liability and create an efficient portfolio income....

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Transferable allowance

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Peter McGahan queries why so few couples have taken advantage of the transferable allowance tax break to recoup around £400 from HMRC.
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The Politics of Inheritance Tax

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Why do we spend years being financially astute and then fail to plan for death and the burden of Inheritance Tax?...

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The ageing process

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HMRC may be good for corporates such as Starbucks and Google but for the lowly older Briton - expect a much less forgiving experience,...

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Where there’s a Will

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7 out of 10 cohabiting couples don’t have a valid a Will. Steve Wanless questions why so many ignore new intestacy rules and examines the pitfalls of dyi…
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Taxing times

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Steve Wanless examines how the line are being blurred between tax efficiency and large scale tax avoidance and tax evasion. ...

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