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Offshore investment wrappers and offshore trusts offer savings as tax loopholes close

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, offshore, inheritance tax, IHT, tax havens, tax avoidance, domicile, Naomi Smith, tax haven, non-dom, tax evasion, discretionary trusts, tax saving, IHT planning, offshore trusts, investment income, offshore investment wrappers

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As HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) steps up its mission to prevent British taxpayers illegally evading tax by holding their investments offshore and ‘forgetting’ to report them on their tax returns, we look at two legitimate opportunities to save tax through offshore set-ups: offshore investment wrappers and offshore trusts.

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Time to act on discretionary trusts

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, income tax, income, trusts, refunds, Rachael Dronfield, dividends, discretionary trusts, interest

A little-known change to income tax will have major repercussions for beneficiaries of some trusts, says Rachael Dronfield, Tax Manager at Grant Thornton.

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