Tax & Technical
Best Practice | 5 Feb 18
UK launches £89m power of attorney refund scheme
Nearly two million people who paid for an enduring or lasting power of attorney look set to benefit from a refund scheme launched by the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
Tax & Technical | 2 Feb 18
Fresh guidance issued on stricter non dom rules
HM Revenue & Customs has released guidance on its updated non dom rules.
Panama Papers fizzle out in Switzerland
The Swiss regulator has wrapped up its Panama Papers investigation with a slap on the wrist for one Russian bank.
Best Practice | 1 Feb 18
Comedian tax avoider wants loopholes axed
English comedian Jimmy Carr, who was at the centre of a tax avoidance scheme that nearly ended his career, wants to scrap tax loopholes and send them to Room 101, the torture chamber from the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Best Practice | 29 Jan 18
IFAs should disclose 10% drop in performance
IFAs offering advised investment portfolios should consider matching DFMs by voluntarily disclosing any 10% falls in value to clients, says investment expert Graham Bentley.


