06/14/2024
Financial Planner acquistions boost Chase de Vere
During the year Chase also opened a new Edinburgh office.
Tax
06/11/2024
UK tax authority ‘particularly vigilant’ on transfer pricing, figures show
A total of 153 transfer pricing cases were settled during the year running to 31 March 2023.
06/07/2024
UK wealth taxes in spotlight amid Labour election talk of CGT rise
Labour party is finalising its manifesto as shadow ministers are rumoured to be calling for capital gains tax rise
06/05/2024
Saffery shortlisted for the 2024 eprivateclient Excellence Awards
The awards are devoted to recognising the outstanding achievements of leading firms across the private client professions in the UK.
06/04/2024
Perception vs reality
The challenges ahead for family businesses
05/31/2024
Five years of shared efforts to advance tax transparency bring concrete benefits for Latin American countries
The Tax Transparency in Latin America report is a key output of the Punta del Este Declaration
05/24/2024
No deal on global billionaire’s tax, says Yellen
The treasury secretary says proposed annual wealth tax on the ultra-affluent, currently tabled among G7 and G20 countries, won’t get US support.
05/24/2024
Inheritance tax drags in 7.2% more from estates as IMF suggests raising death duties
HM Revenue and Customs figures today revealed that Inheritance Tax receipts for April 2024 were £700million, which is £85million or 7.2 per cent higher than the same month last year.
05/23/2024
What does a 4 July election mean for non-doms as the UK faces economic challenges?
Tax cuts are set to be central to Conservative pledge
05/21/2024
French property owners warned over double tax risk
Wealth tax is also in play as its applied on real estate in the country, including properties owned indirectly, if their value exceeds €1.3m. In these cases, returns must be filed.
05/20/2024
HMRC challenging media businesses for research and development tax relief
A third had a claim that was challenged before it was approved by HMRC.
05/14/2024
Offshore asset clampdown: 48% rise in foreign tax authorities’ disclosures to HMRC about UK taxpayers since 2019 Pinsent Masons report
Financial institutions within participating jurisdictions are required to identify customers who have been recorded as tax resident in the UK with bank accounts or other financial assets held in that participating jurisdiction.
05/07/2024
‘Fantastic opportunity’ given Bahamas in UK tax change
These are persons who, for UK tax, are treated as resident but have their permanent home in another country.
04/29/2024
Ireland’s super rich have ‘duty’ to pay more tax, says Oxfam Ireland CEO amid calls for wealth tax
In a turn for the books, a growing number of the world’s super rich are demanding their respective governments make them pay more tax.
04/26/2024
Ex-England, Liverpool footballer John Barnes banned as company director over non-payment of tax
Insolvency Service investigations began after his John Barnes Media Limited company went into liquidation in 2023
04/26/2024
HMRC repaid record £198m on flexible pension withdrawals
There must be a better way of managing these withdrawals
04/23/2024
Industry reacts as UK inheritance tax receipts reach record £7.5bn
Inheritance tax receipts could top £9.5bn before the end of the decade
04/23/2024
Government’s threshold freeze sees IHT receipts hit record breaking £7.5bn
The lowering of the headline rate of IHT from 40% would undoubtedly be met with approval from core Tory voters.
04/19/2024
Capital gains tax for individuals on the disposal of UK shares
The 'gain' on which CGT is charged
04/18/2024
End of tax year surge for SIPPs with deluge of top ups
In the very last hour before the tax year end at midnight, Hargreaves Lansdown saw a SIPP top up every 20 seconds.