Bespoke - for private clients
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | Posted by: Richard Jameson
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: business,
tax planning,
income tax,
Richard Jameson,
corporation tax,
companies,
sole traders
The 50% top income tax rate against an eventual 24% corporation tax rate is making the company structure desirable once more for sole traders or partnerships seeking tax savings or deferrals. We review the trend and the options…
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Monday, July 19, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Sue Knight,
China,
partnership,
Dubai,
assets,
investments,
overseas,
holiday homes
After the Dubai property bubble burst, there is speculation that China is next. So whether you are seeking out an expected property boom or simply continuing to hold property, now is a good time for investors to review the structures in which they hold their property investments.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: property,
tips,
market,
Dubai,
investments,
crash,
bubble,
boom,
resale,
rental yield
What are the four things to look for when spotting likely property bubbles, either in the UK or overseas? Stuart Law, the CEO of property investment company, Assetz, advises on some simple indicators.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Day in the life,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
links,
HNWIs,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Bespoke,
magazine,
trusts,
yachts,
amnesty,
fund management
Bespoke’s summer issue is out now and features 28 pages of practical advice on specific financial issues of relevance to the HNW community, as well as some lighter lifestyle reads. We’ll be picking out some of the features here on the Bespoke blog, but you can download a virtual copy of the new issue to read now. Here’s a preview of what’s inside…
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Monday, June 28, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: links,
HNWIs,
Bespoke,
magazine,
Walpole,
Jonathan Hick,
luxury,
wine,
brands,
Josephine Home,
passion investments,
Rafael Nadal,
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,
Charlotte Olympia,
interior design,
Abahna,
Rococo Chocolates,
Mawi
Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | Posted by: Richard Jameson
Categories:
Business
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
economy,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
income tax,
Richard Jameson,
VAT,
budget,
relief,
George Osborne,
deficit,
budget2010,
NICs,
personal allowance
Tax hikes announced with more spending cuts and blood-letting to follow in the autumn – that’s how Chancellor George Osborne’s intends to balance the books with today’s Emergency Budget. But what didn’t he mention?
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Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: HNWIs,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
pensions,
IHT,
tax avoidance,
NIC,
budget,
planning,
domicile,
residence,
PPR,
private residence relief,
NICs,
National Insurance Contributions
How are your revenues, assets and tax planning likely to be affected in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget on 22 June? We look at seven areas that will affect high net worth individuals…
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Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
government,
Dave Jennings,
budget,
online,
trends,
deficit,
public sector,
amnesty,
DIY,
HNWI unit,
Anti-Avoidance Group,
efficiency,
call centres,
spending,
self-assessment,
helplines,
cuts
Expect less help from your ‘local’ tax office and more onus on you to understand and sort your tax affairs as public sector cuts start to bite.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
entrepreneurs,
tax planning,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Sue Knight,
shares,
assets,
coalition agreement
How investors, entrepreneurs and owners of second properties can prepare for the coalition government’s forthcoming changes to capital gains tax (CGT).
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: tax,
links,
HNWIs,
economy,
charity,
divorce,
Switzerland,
private banking,
iPad,
private jets,
tax rises,
luxury goods,
Sunday Times Rich List,
donations,
benefactor
Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs – including why your iPad won’t buy you luxury and the global trend for tax rises on the rich.
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