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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
HMRC,
offshore,
Dave Jennings,
investigation,
banking,
penalties,
legislation,
Switzerland,
Swiss,
Isle of Man,
Robert Huitson,
law,
UBS,
human rights,
backdated
I am not talking about the HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) version of Doctor Who, as scary as that may sound, now comes something even worse. One of the main gripes we often hear from business’ about our tax system is the lack of certainty. Should HMRC, therefore, be authorised to change the law or its interpretations retrospectively, plunging its victims into a costly time warp and sending them singing for their supper?
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Friday, February 12, 2010 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
Francesca Lagerberg,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
income tax,
tax manifesto,
marriage,
saving,
transferable allowances,
tax saving,
marriage and tax,
tax benefits
Marriage and tax is becoming an increasing area for debate as the political parties clash heads over whether the tax system should recognise marriage. So why do people think the system is not working, what tax breaks do you currently get when you’re married, and how best can you utilise them?
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Monday, February 08, 2010 | Posted by: Richard Jameson
Categories:
Business,
Employer,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: economy,
government,
Richard Jameson,
tax policy,
relocation,
Tax Manifesto,
labour,
NICs,
National Insurance Contributions,
flexible,
manifesto,
personal tax allowance,
working,
jobs
Flexible working, targeted National Insurance holidays, tax breaks for new workers or the long-term unemployed… with 1% going on National Insurance Contributions, we need to stimulate the jobs market to keep workers off state benefits. Here’s some free advice for the next government…
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: India,
links,
emerging markets,
Switzerland,
iPad,
tax haven,
Cadbury,
auctions,
vintage,
Ghana,
flying car,
car collecting
These stories and more rounded up monthly on the Bespoke blog.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: Francesca Lagerberg,
EIS,
venture capital trusts,
enterprise investment schemes,
anti-forestalling provisions,
VCT,
Pension,
50% tax rate
We all know we should save for our retirement and with the added bonus of attractive tax breaks many of us do. But with the withdrawal of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions for some, pensions are back on many peoples’ agenda, and many are asking if pensions are still the best way to save for their retirement.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax planning,
HMRC,
Francesca Lagerberg,
tax avoidance,
EFRBS,
tax evasion,
scheme,
Employer-Financed Retirement Benefits Schemes,
arrangements,
spotlights
Sue Knight’s post on 5 October 2009, Continue Reading
