Financial Services & Tax

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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

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

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

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

FCA and HMRC launch financial advice review

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

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

Gifts with strings - a taxing problem

Gifting away your assets is one of the more straightforward ways to reduce IHT exposure but nothing can protect you from beneficiaries who turn their backs on you

The road less travelled

Startups, fresh ideas and innovation; all the hallmarks of the young entrepreneur, right? Shweta Jhajharia disagrees