Bespoke - for private clients

Avoiding inheritance tax with business property relief? Beware these nightmare scenarios…

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Business, Protecting your wealth | Tags: business, tax, property, inheritance tax, IHT, relief, liability, Naomi Smith, estate planning, BPR, Business Property Relief, commercial property, IHT planning, exemtpion

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The lesser-known pitfalls surrounding business property relief may leave your business at risk of a very large and unexpected inheritance tax bill. Let the horror stories of Mr Wealthy and Ms Success be a lesson to those who think they are exempt from death and taxes…

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Fancy a capital gains tax rate of less than 10%? Here’s how…

Friday, July 15, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, capital gains tax, CGT, Mike Hyland, taxpayers, savings, UK residents, Entrepreneurs' Relief, business owners, qualifying gains

When looking to sell a company there are three actions that a prudent owner can take to minimise his tax bill.

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High risk tax avoidance schemes to be listed by HMRC

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, Dave Jennings, tax avoidance, consultation, cash flow, benefits, Tax Investigations, avoidance, anti-avoidance, schemes, deferral, high risk

Taxpayers are being encouraged to think twice before entering into listed, aggressive tax avoidance arrangements. But the proposed preventative measures may target some people and hit them with a punitive double charge.

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Seek amnesty or risk investigation as HMRC’s tax net tightens on offshore bank accounts

Friday, July 08, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, HMRC, offshore, Dave Jennings, tax havens, disclosure, investigation, penalties, banking, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, tax amnesty, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, amnesty, LDF, HSBC, evasion, Tax Investigations

With a new round of tax investigations being launched into customers of HSBC in Switzerland, HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) drive against holders of undeclared offshore bank accounts is heating up. Waiting to come forward could result in higher tax and penalties, so what are the tax amnesty options?

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The riches of Bespoke magazine – new issue out now

Thursday, July 07, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Business, Day in the life, Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: entrepreneurs, HNWIs, Grant Thornton, HNWI, Bespoke, wealth, magazine, insight, Bespoke magazine, subscribe, comment, publications, interviews, features, private clients

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Grant Thornton’s summer issue of Bespoke magazine for private clients is out now and features 28 pages of financial, lifestyle and wealth-related features for high earners and high net worth individuals (HNWIs). Here’s what’s inside – and how to get hold of a copy…

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