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Budget boost for UK wealth managers

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Budget 2025 - Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Hit with a Fresh Volley of Tax Hikes

The Budget has seen a slew of measures which will impact business owners, requiring careful financial planning.

Personal Tax: Offshore Anti-Avoidance external engagement

The government will adopt a co-creation approach involving a small group of external expert alongside wider stakeholder engagement to help shape reform.

UK Autumn Budget 2025: the key tax changes explained

The Chamber is much smaller than it appears on television and the Government’s majority means that for many of their MPs it is standing room only.

Estate and Tax Planning for High-Net-Worth Individuals in Uncertain Times

Indeed, the UK government has already effectively raised IHT by curbing allowances in areas such as pensions, family farms and family businesses in its 2024 Autumn Budget.

£100k tax trap to hit 2.3m taxpayers by 2029

Rathbones’ FOI request reveals an additional 493,000 UK taxpayers are set to be caught in the next four years, representing a rise of 27% on the number now.

Will Britain finally tax the wealthy? Historic if it does, predictable if it doesn’t

Most tax evasion happens through legal loopholes, including low wealth taxes and tax havens that all

Energy Profits Levy reform could deliver £15.7 billion says offshore sector

OEUK suggests reforming the Levy in 2026 could unlock investment, protect jobs and generate higher long-term tax revenues

DeVere Group CEO warns of backlash over further IHT tinkering

He said altering thresholds now would “trigger a backlash unlike anything the Treasury has faced in years”

UK tax take continues to rise ahead of Autumn Budget

Income tax receipts for October hit £21.7bn

Slashed CGT thresholds trigger hike in clients needing support

According to the latest HMRC data, 359,000 individuals were liable to CGT in 2023/24, up marginally from 355,000 the tax year prior.

Tax take jumps as fiscal drag tightens grip ahead of budget

This rise once again reflects the combined effects of frozen thresholds and strong nominal earnings feeding through the tax system.

PXN Investments launches with ambition to double portfolio amid rising demand for tax planning

The launch comes at a key moment for advisers, with the changes that take effect from April 2027 meaning more clients are embracing investment vehicles that open a new route for tax planning.

Could an exit tax in the UK accelerate moves to Jersey?

The idea of a 20% levy on unrealised gains from UK business assets has sparked concern, curiosity and, in many cases, action.

Switzerland seals deal slashing US tariffs

The agreement, which follows a Swiss business delegation visit to the White House, improves the outlook for the Swiss economy.

Tariffs could force multinationals into costly year-end true-ups

Many companies are still selling pre-tariff inventory or passing partial costs onto customers, while others are absorbing losses until comparables data become available.

Russia to remove UAE from tax haven blacklist Jan 1

The new agreement regulates the procedure for taxing the profit (income) of all residents of the two countries, and stipulates tax rates at the source of no more than 10%, applicable to income in the form of dividends, interest and royalties.

One in eight business chiefs set to leave UK over tax burden

Among those planning to relocate a third (33%) said they will also move their business abroad, with another third looking to move as individuals, while the rest plan only to move their businesses.

Wealth industry slams ‘reckless’ 20% ‘exit tax’ proposal

Reeves is understood to be considering the “settling-up charge” on business assets left in the UK as part of this month’s Budget, as she attempts to fill a multibillion-pound hole in the nation’s finances.

P1 Platform halves pension drawdown fee and lowers minimum charges

At the same time, the platform’s minimum account fee will drop from £5 to £2 per month.