Tax & Technical
FCA keeps ‘unsuitable’ DB transfer assumption
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has backtracked on a proposal to change its position that an adviser should assume that a Defined Benefit (DB) pension transfer is “unsuitable” for a client.
Tax & Technical | 26 Mar 18
Adviser rapped for misleading tax scheme ad
A financial adviser who ran adverts for a scheme promising to avoid at least 60% of a stamp duty bill, has been slammed for being misleading.
Tax & Technical | 23 Mar 18
Contractor pay needs rethink – tax expert
A tax expert has called for UK legislation which has triggered a freelance pay scandal at the BBC, to be overhauled.
France increases tax breaks for Brexit talent
France has increased its bid to attract business amid the uncertainty of Brexit, using a little known rule allowing employees moving to France to enjoy income tax exemption for a total of eight years.
EU announces first blacklist sanctions
The EU Commission has sent a “wake-up call” to those on its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, announcing its first sanctions to counter their “aggressive tax practices”.