Financial Services & Tax

Articles

Probate fee hike may not be legal, say MPs

Joint committee argues new fees amount to an inheritance tax by the back door

Financial watchdog makes first market abuse compensation order

Tesco sets aside £235m to settle misleading information and false accounting investigations

NIC rise will see 'big law firm partners' pay a little more

Treasury seeks higher contributions from lawyers while HMRC targets advisers who enable tax avoidance schemes

Putting consumer protection first

The FCA's recent decision to take criminal action demonstrates its commitment to the regulation of consumer credit and to ensuring that people are working within their permissions, writes James Walton

HMRC collects £92m in property tax avoidance crackdown

Property investors 'lose appetite' for stamp duty avoidance, says Collyer Bristow

David v Goliath litigation

Sivakumaran Sivathillainathan considers the increased importance of 'no win, no fee' agreements for SME and not-for-profit claimants post LASPO

Tax planning for everyone

Following the media furore over the late Duke of Westminster's estate, Eamonn Daly highlights the differences between legitimate tax arrangements and abusive avoidance

Assets in the attic

John FitzGerald advises executors on the operation of the government's acceptance in lieu scheme