Financial Services & Tax

Articles

Compare the market

How will a non-recoverable regime affect the before and after-the-event insurance markets? Helen Smith reports

Fields of gold

Is farmland a good investment? Chris Belcher considers the pros and cons for private clients

Advising a prospective company director

Practitioners should ensure prospective directors know their duties – and highlight the consequences of failing to meet them, say Jonathan Silverman and John Abbott

Over-inflated assets

HMRC's proposals for the pre-eminence scheme are more likely to cause a whimper than a bang, says Simon Weil

Art works

Releasing works of art to the nation under the conditional exemption scheme helps maximise their true worth in a ?tax-efficient manner, say Fiona Graham and William Hadley

Safety net

Kasia Oberc considers how personal representatives and trustees can protect themselves against the risks associated with distributing an estate

Solid as a rock

Gibraltar offers a modern and robust tax planning environment in a difficult economic market, says Peter Isola

Life line

Is life being breathed into inheritance tax? Stephen Barratt considers the latest changes to the rules