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Offshore investment wrappers and offshore trusts offer savings as tax loopholes close

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, offshore, inheritance tax, IHT, tax avoidance, tax havens, domicile, non-dom, Naomi Smith, tax haven, tax evasion, IHT planning, discretionary trusts, tax saving, offshore trusts, offshore investment wrappers, investment income

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As HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) steps up its mission to prevent British taxpayers illegally evading tax by holding their investments offshore and ‘forgetting’ to report them on their tax returns, we look at two legitimate opportunities to save tax through offshore set-ups: offshore investment wrappers and offshore trusts.

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Marriage and tax - are you using the benefits?

Friday, February 12, 2010 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, Francesca Lagerberg, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, income tax, tax manifesto, marriage, saving, transferable allowances, tax saving, marriage and tax, tax benefits

Marriage and tax is becoming an increasing area for debate as the political parties clash heads over whether the tax system should recognise marriage. So why do people think the system is not working, what tax breaks do you currently get when you’re married, and how best can you utilise them?

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