Corporate tax avoidance: How UK tax havens lead the way while you pay
Peter McGahan questions the UK’s position as enablers of corporate tax avoidance at a time when British consumers are being taxed so heavily.
Reduce your tax bill – be brilliant at the basics
Tax mitigation is very different to avoidance. Peter McGahan explains how to reduce your tax bill without offending the tax man.
Inheritance Tax – Best ways to use resident nil rate band
‘Inheritance Tax is about as popular as a politician’ so take action to protect against it, writes Peter McGahan.
Positive steps to mitigate Inheritance tax
Our last two columns have focused around your property and Inheritance Tax given the surge in house prices.
Tax efficient redundancy
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.
Get ahead of the ‘tax wonks’
Peter McGahan explains proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax and how a few careful decisions now could help you reduce your tax liability later.
Give generously to help escape inheritance tax
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…
End of year tax breaks
Peter McGahan presents some common sense strategies to make the most of your tax allowance as the end of the financial year approaches.
Transferable allowance
Peter McGahan queries why so few couples have taken advantage of the transferable allowance tax break to recoup around £400 from HMRC.
Where there’s a Will
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…
