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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: links,
property,
divorce,
yachts,
marriage,
inheritance,
pre-nuptials,
estate planning,
pre-nups,
Forbes,
wills,
rich list,
collecting,
estate management,
books,
links, wills, estate planning, pre-nups, property, inheritance, yachts, marriage, divorce, books, collecting, Forbes, rich list
Our regular pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs comes with an added flavour of weddings and family this month, including the world’s most expensive wedding, royal pre-nup advice and inheritance issues with son- and daughter-in-laws.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Business,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
pensions,
tax avoidance,
budget,
relief,
planning,
stamp duty,
deficit,
Office for Tax Simplification,
residence,
non-dom,
PPR,
private residence relief,
GAAR,
predictions,
personal allowance,
non-domicile,
stamp duty land tax
What lies in store for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and high earners in the UK in next week’s Budget? Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, makes some predictions…
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
IHT,
retirement,
Naomi Smith,
HMRC6,
residence,
family,
overseas,
UK residency,
residency,
refunds,
retire,
children,
options,
abroad
Planning to move abroad for retirement? Fancy a sunnier climate and ending your UK tax residence? We don’t blame you! But you’ll need to look at your tax position carefully because becoming non-resident is now more difficult than ever. Here’s why…
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Thursday, January 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
entrepreneurs,
tax planning,
property,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
income tax,
Sue Knight,
pensions,
IHT,
income,
debt,
reduce,
pilot trusts,
minimise,
capital gains,
strategies,
savings,
personal
Don’t miss our excellent money-saving series from Sue Knight, Director, Tax. Here’s a roundup of her posts on strategies for reducing your income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax burdens.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
income tax,
Sue Knight,
pensions,
income,
reduce,
minimise,
investments,
strategies,
savings,
personal,
Finance Bill 2011,
wrapper
The publication of draft clauses for the Finance Bill 2011 is imminent and no doubt there will be opportunities for some and disappointment for others. One thing is certain: the 50% income tax rate for those with incomes over £150,000 is likely to be with us for the foreseeable future, putting income tax reduction on the agenda for many. Although it has been interesting to hear a number of politicians from different parties talking about it as a ‘temporary tax’.
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Monday, July 19, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Sue Knight,
China,
partnership,
Dubai,
assets,
investments,
overseas,
holiday homes
After the Dubai property bubble burst, there is speculation that China is next. So whether you are seeking out an expected property boom or simply continuing to hold property, now is a good time for investors to review the structures in which they hold their property investments.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: property,
tips,
market,
Dubai,
investments,
crash,
bubble,
boom,
resale,
rental yield
What are the four things to look for when spotting likely property bubbles, either in the UK or overseas? Stuart Law, the CEO of property investment company,
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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
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
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Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: HNWIs,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
pensions,
IHT,
tax avoidance,
NIC,
budget,
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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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
links,
recession,
property,
health,
Bill Gates,
podcasts,
Forbes,
Ted Turner,
body language,
biotech,
benefactors,
Ferrari
These are just a few of the things the Bespoke blog team has been reading about this month. There’s also the UK property millionaire slump, researching your ancestors’ financial past through death duties, the rude body language of the well-off and more…
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