How to improve ‘migraine-inducing’ inheritance tax
The Office of Tax Simplification needs help to untangle a mess 200 years in the making, writes Arabella Murphy Americans…
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In new drive, MPs push for greater tax transparency
Cross-party parliamentarians are insisting that current measures to tackle financial foul play are insufficient, but have they even had a…
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‘Sibling couples’ could be entitled to tax relief
Philip Hammond’s Tax Review could be a boon to cohabiting ‘sibling couples’, writes Rebecca Waterhouse In a letter to the…
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Experts warn Hammond over IHT review
Is the chancellor Philip Hammond’s call for a review of the inheritance tax system a smokescreen for raising revenue or…
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How to challenge a will under ‘undue influence’
A recent case highlights the complexities of challenging a will on the ground of the testator being subject to poisonous…
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UK property owners may need to file more than one tax return
Non-UK residents must be wary of a 30-day deadline for filing tax returns under the non-resident capital gains tax (‘NRCGT’)…
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Here’s how HMRC is billing Brexiteers
An obscure inheritance tax law is allowing the Revenue to punish those who donated to the Vote Leave campaign, in…
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Some English law caveats for Meghan Markle
Moving to the UK to marry the prince (or ‘commoner’) of your dreams loved one may not be as simple…
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What Countess Bathurst’s battle with stepson teaches us
The widow of the 8th Earl Bathurst’s High Court battle over access to her late husband’s stately home shines light…
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The Chancellor played both Santa and Scrooge in the Budget
Phillip Hammond’s budget announcement might have fulfilled the Christmas wishlist of millennial buyers, but the same could not be said…
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A call for fairness on tax transparency
The global tax transparency drive is plotting a dangerous course that might bring more unfairness to HNW taxpayers, says Spear’s…
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How sham trusts served ‘Putin’s banker’
The case of the Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachev raises important points on why the power of settlors should be kept…
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Is that the end of Lewis Hamilton’s knighthood?
Reputations are on the line following the ‘Paradise Papers’, and rightly so, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell The release of millions of…
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The Chancellor’s ‘tax on age’ might widen the generational gap
While Philip Hammond’s speculated tax breaks for young people might promote ‘intergenerational fairness’, there is still a worry that a…
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Navigating HMRC’s non-dom net
Although many non-doms are more likely to be worse off with the government’s tax reforms, there are practical measures to…
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Is ‘offshore’ a dirty word?
Until recently the wealthy could stash their cash offshore with impunity. Now, amid public resentment, they and their favoured havens…
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How an epic battle sheds light on the new world of contentious trusts
An epic dispute spanning decades, sovereign states and at least one lost empire opens a window on to the growing…
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On tax and the paradox of public interest in wealth
Louise Linton’s extravagant social media parade might be frowned upon, but the government’s hard bid for tax transparency which draws…
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Revealed: Britain’s top 50 tax advisers
There are new names in the prestigious Spear’s top tens of both the tax and trust lawyers and tax accountants,…
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Protecting family wealth in Westeros
What’s next for the Starks and Lannisters in terms of tax planning to preserve family wealth? Private wealth lawyer and…
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