Bespoke - for private clients
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | Posted by: Louisa Naylor
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
advice,
investigation,
penalties,
code of practice,
fraud,
COP9,
Louisa Naylor,
enquiry,
civil fraud,
Code of Practice 9,
tax investigations
An increasing number of people with large funds held in offshore accounts are receiving a Code of Practice 9 (COP9) letter through their door as UK tax authorities strive to assess a further £7 billion of evaded taxes by 2014. Grant Thornton’s new tax investigations helpline is a first port of call. Meanwhile, tax manager Louisa Naylor looks at what you should do if you are caught by a tax investigation.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: business,
due diligence,
security,
fraud,
ID theft,
deep web mining,
forensics,
checks,
passwords,
evidence
It may feel uncomfortable to question the integrity of people we meet, but a little circumspection goes a long way, says Chris Clements, Partner, Forensic & Investigation Services, Grant Thornton.
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Tuesday, February 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: links,
yachts,
inheritance,
private banking,
pre-nuptials,
pre-nups,
philanthropy,
fraud,
rich list,
Swiss watches

Our regular pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.
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Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Day in the life,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
entrepreneurs,
links,
HNWIs,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
technology,
Bespoke,
magazine,
James Caan,
relief,
will,
investments,
fraud

There’s a flavour of Victorian adventure, melodrama and high-level swindling in our latest issue of Bespoke magazine – Grant Thornton’s twice-yearly magazine for the HNW community. It’s also available to download (see below) so here’s a preview of what’s inside, including practical financial insights, riveting reads and tales of the good life.
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