Financial Services & Tax

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Forgive and forget

HMRC's cost effective approach to tax collection is the result of a lack of resources and may only succeed in shifting lost tax revenue from one category to another, says Robert Maas The UK has only once granted a limited amnesty and, as far as I kno

Legal ombudsman calls for regulation in will writing

The ombudsman has suggested a voluntary scheme as a short-term solution until a long-term alternative is found

Dealing with non-disclosure

Ros Bever and Hayley Trim look at how the courts are dealing with the increasingly prevalent issue of non-disclosure in divorce battles

Low hanging fruit

HMRC knows exactly where UK non-domiciled individuals are likely to make a mistake on their tax declarations and specifically targets them, says Mark Davies

Fines for firms operating SDLT avoidance schemes

SDT find against two firms for failing to inform buyers what would happen if the scheme were to fail

Give them an inch!

Matthew Howson has a look at some of the finer points of two new powers the government is proposing to grant to HMRC; one very well known, one not so

Staying a step ahead of the markets

As the global economy slowly recovers its confidence and momentum, the hunt for investments which will generate alpha returns will dominate the markets, says Rebecca Hughes

Inheritance reforms do not offer enough protection, warns lawyer

Cohabitants and children to be left in the cold as changes to intestacy law loom