Financial Services & Tax

Articles

24 Aug 2015

Large bequests to charities are incentivising heirs to contest wills

Inheritance tax relief on charitable donations hits record high of £630m as government is told to align incentives with the way people contribute

24 Aug 2015

A trustee's dilemma

To what length and at what point should trustees become involved in a divorce settlement involving a member of their trust, consider Hilary Rodgers and Gordon Hopkinson

20 Aug 2015

Knowledge is power

Continued research into Jersey's place and contribution to the global financial management sector is what keeps the jurisdiction on its toes

18 Aug 2015

All change, please

The EU Succession Regulation is now in effect. Advisers must ensure that both they and their client's are aware of its significant effects, says Rachel Diedrich

7 Aug 2015

The great escape

When trouble is brewing at home and there is little sign of it subsiding, we might all benefit from taking a leaf out of the Brazilian president's book

6 Aug 2015

HMRC defeats accelerated payments legal challenge

The tax authority expects to issue 64,000 notices by 2016 and bring in £5.5bn in disputed tax

6 Aug 2015

FCA and HMRC launch financial advice review

'The reality is that many people cannot afford to pay for good quality independent financial advice'

6 Aug 2015

HMRC defeats employment giant at Court of Appeal over £158m of unpaid tax

Expense payments found to be part of employed temps' ordinary salary payments