Acceptance in Lieu explained: How cultural donations can lead to ‘tax benefits’
A government scheme enables HNWs to donate items of cultural significance in exchange for tax benefits, writes Ceris Gardner Watching…
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Spear’s 2019 top tax advisers unveiled — ‘The UK is a less welcoming place for HNWs’
The UK is less attractive to global HNWs now than this time last year, Spear’s finds, as it unveils the…
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Taxman squeezes another £700m from super-rich investigations
The tax take from ‘wealthy individuals’ investigated by HMRC surged by 58 per cent in 2018/19, according to a report…
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Here’s why David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ plan is still unpopular
The Revenue is making social impact enterprise look more like a hindrance than a genuine incentive for HNWs, writes Colin…
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Non-resident capital gains tax on UK commercial property ‘could block overseas investment’ – expert view
The Government’s changes to the tax treatment of overseas investment in UK commercial property will increase revenues in the short…
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Legal action against Attorneys has skyrocketed
Legal action against Attorneys has skyrocketed, and mostly people aren’t aware they’re doing wrong, write solicitors Ann Stanyer and Jemma…
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Meghan Markle’s princess enquiries
Meghan Markle will be able to navigate the tax scrutiny of Uncle Sam with careful planning, write Charlie Fowler and…
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Moving away? Know that tax is where the home is
Guidelines for HNWs planning to escape Brexit without losing grip on UK property, writes James Badcock A combination of tax…
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Rupert Murdoch sets up a $12bn family trust
Rosamond McDowell and Isobel Symonds explain how using a trust to secure the succession of family businesses could be the…
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Property’s ‘foreign buyer surcharge’ is looming
The much despised stamp duty charges are about to make things worse for ‘foreign’ buyers and owners of UK property,…
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Revealed: The leading tax advisers of 2018
There are new names in the top tens of both our main tax categories, as the finest financial minds battle…
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Why Monaco’s allure is too strong for one HNW Brexiteer
Britain’s richest man is moving to Monaco, and who can blame him, writes Arun Kakar Monaco – which counts a…
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‘The sense of injustice is real’ — Nigel Lawson on the dark side of globalisation
Lord Lawson remains a proud architect of Thatcherism — but he is less impressed by some of the immoral behaviour…
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Is the sun setting on offshore secrecy?
The move by MPs to require British Overseas Territories to introduce a register of companies’ beneficial ownership is probably inevitable…
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Alzheimer’s and the blur between wills and marriage
Family disputes about wills and inheritance are never pleasant, but made worse when a relative’s mental capacity is questioned, writes…
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Should the rich fear for the future of privacy?
After a transparency drive, is there hope for HNWs’ privacy, asks Spear’s law columnist Ceris Gardner We live in schizophrenic…
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Why it makes sense for wealthy Scots to move south
Scotland’s highest earners are paying more tax than their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with government tax rates…
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Top rate tax now a bane for many more Britons
As more than a sixth of the UK population are now top-earners, it’s time to slash the top rate tax…
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Why you should keep track of your most critical digital assets
Online assets reflect on a person’s wealth, estates, tax status and reputational value, being on top of them all is…
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Presley case exposes trusts hazards
It is important to choose trustees carefully to ensure the trust will be managed properly, and the risk of future…
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