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A wealth of knowledge in your latest issue of Bespoke

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

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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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British luxury, Bordeaux index and the billionaire book club – June wealth links

Monday, June 28, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: links, HNWIs, Bespoke, magazine, Walpole, Jonathan Hick, brands, luxury, wine, Josephine Home, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, passion investments, Rafael Nadal, Rococo Chocolates, Charlotte Olympia, interior design, Abahna, Mawi

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Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.

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George Osborne’s Emergency Budget reviewed

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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Seven predictions for where the emergency Budget will hit your wealth

Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business, Protecting your wealth | Tags: HNWIs, property, capital gains tax, CGT, pensions, IHT, tax avoidance, budget, NIC, 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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HMRC’s squeeze will pile pressure on taxpayers

Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, HMRC, government, Dave Jennings, budget, online, trends, deficit, amnesty, public sector, DIY, HNWI unit, Anti-Avoidance Group, call centres, efficiency, spending, self-assessment, helplines, cuts

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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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Act now to beat CGT rises

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

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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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