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Navigating the Festive Season: Gifting and Tax consequences

Christmas is the season of giving, but what many may not be aware of are the potential tax consequences associated…
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Why should you make a Will?

When the time arrives, do you know how much difference having a Will in place can make to your loved…
3 years ago
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A Brief Guide to Agricultural Property Relief

Agricultural Property Relief is a Tax Planning mechanism available to farmers and landowners to make the transfer of farming land…
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What is a cross-border Estate?

When an individual dies, their assets and liabilities are calculated as at the date they died, this is known as…
3 years ago
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I am going to inherit some money…what do I do?

Charitable Trustees should seek to maximise the return on their investments; except where the investment is in explicit conflict with…
4 years ago
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What happens to digital assets when you die?

Our increasing concern about security, privacy and protecting our identities online means that people are taking more care securing their…
4 years ago
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What do I do with an Inherited weapon?

Regardless of how the weapons were obtained, it is now your duty as the Personal Representative to deal with them,…
4 years ago
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Unfairly left out of a Will?

This article provides a brief explanation of who may claim, on what basis, and for how much award when they…
5 years ago
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Commonwealth Resealing – Is my Will legal in the UK?

If your Will is made in a Commonwealth Country the general principle is that the Will is deemed valid in…
5 years ago
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Should I get married for tax reasons?

Equality for un-married couples has increased but there’s been no change to taxation structure and parts of the tax code…
5 years ago
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Are we going to see changes to Inheritance tax or Capital Gains Tax?

There were no announcements in this year’s Budget about tightening up Capital Gains tax (CGT) and Inheritance tax (IHT)….
5 years ago
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Update: Registering a Trust with HMRC’s Online TRS

Almost all Trusts are now required to be registered with HMRC using the Online Trust Registration Service (TRS)….
5 years ago