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Thursday, February 09, 2012 | Posted by: Chris Tysoe
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: business,
tax planning,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
income tax,
Entrepreneurs' Relief,
Entrepreneurs’ Relief,
closing down a company,
liquidation,
Extra Statutory Concession,
ESC C16,
company distributions,
payment of capital,
dissolution,
share capital,
extraction of funds,
shareholder,
striking off,
Chris Tysoe,
winding up
Time is of the essence for anyone seeking to extract funds from a company in the process of being struck off. From 1 March 2012, new legislation may bring higher tax liabilities on any payments out of the business before it is dissolved.
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Thursday, December 01, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
income tax,
trusts,
inheritance,
Mike Hyland,
minimise,
Family Limited Partnerships,
estate planning,
family wealth,
succession,
family investment company,
10-year charge,
relevant property,
investment company,
FIC
Trusts are less tax-favoured than ever before since the trust taxation changes and the introduction of the 50% income tax rate. Could family investment companies provide a better alternative for wealthy families?
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
income tax,
IHT,
trusts,
inheritance,
Mike Hyland,
minimise,
Family Limited Partnerships,
family wealth,
succession,
family investment company,
10-year charge,
relevant property,
wealth planning
After the changes to the taxation of trusts in recent years, we consider whether they are still a viable option for family wealth and succession planning, and introduce a couple of alternatives to trusts.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HNWIs,
property,
CGT,
income tax,
Dave Jennings,
income,
investigation,
tax evasion,
Tax Investigations,
social networks,
landlords,
undeclared,
buy to let,
undisclosed
Are taxpayers with undeclared income like needles in a haystack or are they sitting ducks for the taxman? As the Government looks with renewed vigour at tax avoidance and tax evasion in order to raise the tax take, many of you are asking: ‘How can HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) find out about my undisclosed income?’
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Friday, July 15, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Mike Hyland,
taxpayers,
savings,
UK residents,
Entrepreneurs' Relief,
business owners,
qualifying gains
When looking to sell a company there are three actions that a prudent owner can take to minimise his tax bill.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | Posted by: Stuart Maggs
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
income tax,
PPR,
residence,
Stuart Maggs,
income from property,
property trading,
sale,
development,
reliefs,
plot,
planning permission,
second property,
let,
house,
building in your garden,
land,
garden
From time to time an Englishman stands and stares at his back garden and thinks, “You know, I think there’s room to fit another house in there.” The question of how to develop your property while minimising the potential tax liability then arises – and it’s a regular one for tax advisers.
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
IHT,
divorce,
transfer,
marriage,
partnership,
Naomi Smith,
shares,
exemptions,
spouse,
transferable allowances,
marriage and tax,
civil partner
It may sound harsh but if you’re going to leave your marriage then it’s best to split on 6 April for optimum tax savings and to give you more time to sort out the financial arrangements. Naomi Smith, Tax Manager at Grant Thornton, follows up her post on a dozen tax reasons to get married with some tax-saving facts for those planning a separation.
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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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Wednesday, April 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
Francesca Lagerberg,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
income tax,
HNWI,
pensions,
NIC,
budget,
relief,
2011,
national insurance contributions,
allowances,
reliefs,
Enterprise Investment Schemes,
childcare,
new tax year,
ISAs,
exemptions ,
Entrepreneurs’ Relief
Here’s quick refresher of tax changes that kick in from today (6 April 2011), by Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, Francesca Lagerberg, who says that it will be high net worth individuals (HNWIs) who have more to feel down about overall, including limits on how much they can save in their pension funds.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
IHT,
retirement,
Naomi Smith,
HMRC6,
residence,
family,
UK residency,
residency,
overseas,
refunds,
retire,
children,
options,
abroad
Planning to move abroad for retirement? Fancy a sunnier climate and ending your UK tax residence? We don’t blame you! But you’ll need to look at your tax position carefully because becoming non-resident is now more difficult than ever. Here’s why…
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