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Firms with over 50 advisers report pre-tax loss in 2023

The data reveals 25 of the 40 firms with over 50 advisers who submitted a full year of revenue for the RMAR made a pre-tax profit.

Italy has doubled tax for foreigners — where will rich Brits move to now?

With money tighter in Milan, we look at where else wealthy homebuyers are emigrating, from Malta to Monaco

One in five HNWIs back ‘pension pot for life’, plus rise in annual allowance, ‘tax free’ lump sum

The firm’s fifth Saltus Wealth Index surveyed 2,000 people with assets of £250,000 or more and pension pots worth average of £484,000

Stamp duty implications for corporate transactions

Stamp duty applies to transfer documents transferring stock or marketable securities.

Italy doubles tax for wealthy foreigners

Premier Giorgia Meloni hopes measure will address local concerns that expats have sparked a rise in housing costs

Average landlord £11,000 worse off if capital gains tax rates aligned with income tax rates

If you make a gain after selling a property, you'll pay 18% CGT as a basic-rate taxpayer, or 24% if you pay a higher rate of tax under the current rules.

HMRC to 'hunt down' tax dodgers in crackdown with £855 million fund

Four per cent of the tax gap, equal to £1.8 billion, relates to tax avoidance, HMRC has found.

Warning as 140k pensioners to pay tax for first time

It is expected for 140,000 of these pensioners it will be the first time they have received a simple assessment

IHT receipts for April to June £83m higher than same period last year, data reveals

This increase continues the strong upward trajectory in IHT receipts over the last few years.

The U.K May Implement a New Tax That Could Cause the Ultra-Wealthy to Leave the Country

But recently installed Prime Minister Keir Starmer is thinking of doing away with the so-called non-dom system.

Inheritance tax receipts soar as frozen thresholds persist

Frozen tax thresholds, which show no sign of thawing under Labour, have failed to keep up with inflation

UK Inheritance tax receipts hit £2.1bn in record opening quarter

This is £83m higher than the same period in the previous tax year

Switzerland and Hungary sign protocol of amendment to double taxation agreement

This is intended to prevent a person who is resident in neither Switzerland nor Hungary from claiming the benefits provided for in the DTA.

Aviva's adviser platform partnership aims to make tax reporting easier

The joint agreement will mean excess reportable income reporting will soon be available to advisers through the platform.

New government plan to plug revenue gap via non-doms likely to fall short say experts

Overall tax take (a combination of Income Tax, CGT and National Insurance contributions) was flat at £12.3bn

Tax and financial planning priorities for the new Labour government

Labour pledged not to raise the primary revenue-generating taxes – namely income tax, VAT, national insurance, and corporation tax.

Spain Sees Record Growth in High-Earning Taxpayers – Most of them are Based in Madrid

The statistics encompass income from employment, investments, economic activities, and real estate returns.

PwC “Banking in Luxembourg” report highlights resilience and future AI developments

PwC “Banking in Luxembourg” report: Resilience amidst global challenges in Luxembourg’s banking sector

HMRC data reveals soaring higher rate taxpayer numbers amid frozen thresholds

This continued upward growth in higher and additional rate taxpayers comes as no real surprise given income tax thresholds are set to be frozen until 2028.

KPMG Study: Small Private Banks Fortunate With Interest Rates

For nearly twenty years, the audit and consulting firm has diligently compiled data from bank annual reports.