Monday, July 20, 2009 | Posted by: Paul Roberts
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HNWIs,
offshore,
compliance,
tax havens,
disclosure,
Protect Your Wealth,
tax amnesty,
Liechtenstein,
Offshore Disclosure Facility,
New Disclosure Opportunity,
OECD,
Paul Roberts,
tax prosecutions
Thursday, July 16, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: VAT,
Graham Brearley,
aircraft,
jets,
private jet,
European Commission,
legislation change
To fly or not to fly − that is the question facing owners of private jets this week after the UK was told to amend its VAT legislation affecting aircraft weighing more that 8000kg.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HNWIs,
offshore,
Sue Knight,
HNWI,
compliance,
tax havens,
disclosure,
Protect Your Wealth,
OECD,
amnesty,
super tax
Friday, June 26, 2009 | Posted by: Richard Jameson
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: Richard Jameson,
super tax,
high net worth individuals,
higher rate taxpayer,
stealth tax,
50% tax rate
The number of higher rate taxpayers is set to fall by one million individuals, according to the
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: business,
will,
art,
Philip Mould,
paintings
Art has much to offer the investor, but it can be tricky to navigate. Renowned art expert Philip Mould provides guidance on the riches of English portraiture, and overleaf shows examples of what to look for.
Words: Lisa Freedman
Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: financial,
New Disclosure Opportunity,
Switzerland,
tax haven,
Liechenstein,
g20 summit,
offshore bank accounts
There is much talk of a new global era of transparency in banking, but does it really amount to anything? And what, if any, are the consequences for individuals in the UK?
Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: income,
trust,
Family Limited Partnerships,
capital,
Inheritance Tax
Family Limited Partnerships have been much talked about since 2006 when the trust rules were significantly altered. But are they all they’re cracked up to be?
Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business,
Employer,
Personal
| Tags: business,
investment,
economy,
inflation
The £75 billion committed to quantitative easing has had a fairly dramatic effect on medium-term UK government bond yields. Longer-term rates are likely to fall further as a result.
Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: wine,
personal
1961
Chateau Petrus
Value: £9,000 upwards
Interview Peter Buhlmann
I collect wine and that’s mainly kept in London in bond, but I’ve got some great stuff at home. I’ve about 500 bottles, I imagine. I’ve got some Penfolds Grange in the house, that’s a beautiful wine. I was trying a lot of different wine houses for quite a while there and I said to myself, “Look, the best way is to stick to what we know…” and that’s sticking to the best brands because they don’t disappoint, to be honest with you.
Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Day in the life,
Personal
| Tags: day in the life,
organic,
east end foods,
delhi
Arriving in the UK aged 18, with just £3.50 in his pocket, Tony Deep set up East End Foods. It is now worth £100 million and sponsors a foundation that promotes organic farming.
