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Fancy a capital gains tax rate of less than 10%? Here’s how…

Friday, July 15, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, capital gains tax, CGT, Mike Hyland, taxpayers, savings, UK residents, Entrepreneurs' Relief, business owners, qualifying gains

When looking to sell a company there are three actions that a prudent owner can take to minimise his tax bill.

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A new Charter, a new chapter?

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Business, Personal | Tags: HMRC, Francesca Lagerberg, taxpayers, HM Treasury, Charter, Your Charter, Stephen Timms, Finance Act 2009, Treasury, Taxpayers Charter

On the evening of 11 November I attended an event at

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Income, capital gains and how to beat the 50% top tax rate

Thursday, November 19, 2009 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax planning, HMRC, CGT, Sue Knight, income, capital gains, taxpayers, discretionary cash bonus schemes, conversion, employee incentive plans, cash balances, equity reward plans

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Avoiding the new 50% income tax rate by converting income into capital is likely to be a top dinner party discussion for the wealthy right now. From 6 April 2010, individuals with income above £150,000 will be taxable at 50%. By contrast, as noted in

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