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Tuesday, June 07, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
IHT,
divorce,
transfer,
marriage,
partnership,
exemptions,
Naomi Smith,
shares,
spouse,
transferable allowances,
marriage and tax,
civil partner
It may sound harsh but if you’re going to leave your marriage then it’s best to split on 6 April for optimum tax savings and to give you more time to sort out the financial arrangements. Naomi Smith, Tax Manager at Grant Thornton, follows up her post on a dozen tax reasons to get married with some tax-saving facts for those planning a separation.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
income tax,
deficit,
Mike Hyland,
exemptions,
PSBR,
sport,
Manchester United,
football,
sports,
sports stars,
high rate earners,
UEFA,
concessions,
50% tax rate
The authorities may not be able to tax Barcelona’s football squad when it comes to Wembley on 28 May but Man Utd’s place in the UEFA Champions League Final will guarantee them a tax bonanza.
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Friday, January 14, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: tax planning,
inheritance tax,
IHT,
relief,
trading,
exemptions,
estate planning,
BPR,
Business Property Relief,
estate management,
APR,
farming,
holding of investments,
Agricultural Property Relief
Inheritance tax (IHT) is increasingly becoming a major tax burden. Despite assurances in various election manifestos, little has been done by the new coalition government to alleviate this and with a black hole in the economy to fill, the prospect of a major reform seems increasingly unlikely. With this in mind, a recent case reached an interesting conclusion, which may be important for landowners to consider as the IHT savings could be significant.
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