Bespoke - for private clients
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
income tax,
deficit,
PSBR,
exemptions,
Mike Hyland,
sport,
Manchester United,
football,
sports,
sports stars,
high rate earners,
UEFA,
concessions,
50% tax rate
The authorities may not be able to tax Barcelona’s football squad when it comes to Wembley on 28 May but Man Utd’s place in the UEFA Champions League Final will guarantee them a tax bonanza.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
HMRC,
Dave Jennings,
tax avoidance,
Protect Your Wealth,
EFRBS,
investigation,
Employee Benefit Trusts,
EBT settlement opportunity,
litigation,
EBT,
personal tax,
tax changes
High-earning taxpayers who have avoided or deferred tax and national insurance contributions through the use of Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) arrangements are the latest targets of the taxman, following the announcement by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of a new EBT settlement opportunity on this type of tax planning.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: investment,
HNWI,
Bespoke,
magazine,
Bespoke magazine,
hobbies,
ownership,
horses,
sport,
sports,
Tom Dascombe,
syndicate,
horse trainer,
racehorse,
breeding,
horse racing
Racing, once the sport of kings, is now open to anyone – depending on the level of expense you want to spare, from £185 for a syndicate share to £20,000 for your own competitive racehorse. Tom Dascombe, horse trainer, talks about his involvement and we look at four ways to get into the sport.
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Personal
| Tags: investment,
HNWI,
Bespoke,
Bespoke magazine,
investing,
auctions,
collecting,
collection,
whisky,
prices,
collectible,
blend,
whiskies,
expensive,
Scotch,
malt,
bottles,
Bonhams,
Christie’s,
McTear’s
If it’s not the tastes of nutmeg, cinnamon or peat smoke that attract buyers, it’s the age, region or distillery. The market for collecting whiskies is growing fast, says Michael Urquhart (pictured), who runs one of Scotland’s most famous whisky companies. (For the auction-ready, we’ve also included a list of places to bid.)
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
income tax,
IHT,
pensions,
retirement,
transfer,
marriage,
partnership,
Naomi Smith,
shares,
assets,
personal allowance,
spouse,
transferable allowances,
advantages,
Married Couple’s Allowance
Marriage isn’t just for romantics. There are all sorts of financial gains, tax reliefs, benefits, exemptions and other advantages to be had when you sign on the dotted line.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: tax,
links,
tax avoidance,
retirement,
planning,
Dubai,
UK residency,
succession,
UK tax liabilities,
retire,
QROPS,
succession plan
Our regular pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
Dave Jennings,
HNWI,
Protect Your Wealth,
investigation,
amnesty,
domicile,
offshore assets,
evasion,
HNWI unit,
High Net Worth Unit,
PTSP,
avoidance,
Plumbers Tax Safe Plan
Ready to rock ‘n’ roll with HM Revenue & Customs’ punches? Dave Jennings, our tax investigations expert, tells the tale of how wealthier taxpayers are being targeted.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: HNWIs,
HNWI,
Bespoke,
magazine,
Bespoke magazine,
hobbies,
Roger Weatherby,
South Pole,
trek,
challenge,
Antarctic,
Scott
Trekking to the South Pole is hard, but not quite hard enough for some. In the fourth of our unusual hobbies posts, Glyn Brown talks to Roger Weatherby, CEO of Weatherbys Bank, who made the journey using the Victorian equipment and clothing that Scott would have used.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Warburton
Categories:
Business
| Tags: HMRC,
budget,
legislation,
tax policy,
tax reliefs,
Office for Tax Simplification,
Mike Warburton,
OTS,
budget2011,
tax agents
In July 2010, the chancellor announced the establishment of an Office for Tax Simplification (OTS). It was set up to work with tax professionals, and Grant Thornton has given full support. After the OTS produced an interim report last November and a final report in time for the March Budget, the chancellor duly announced his acceptance of some of the recommendations. Mike Warburton reviews the UK’s high volume of tax legislation and the new body’s role.
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Thursday, April 07, 2011 | Posted by: Stuart Maggs
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: business,
tax,
entrepreneurs,
budget,
relief,
budget2011,
disposal,
Entrepreneurs' Relief,
selling
Last month, I wrote about the tax savings, disqualification pitfalls and client FAQs when it comes to tax planning with Entrepreneurs’ Relief. Here is a quick update on changes that occurred to the relief in the recent UK Budget.
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