HMRC
Tax & Regulation | 29 Jul 16
UK reports record £5bn in IHT as Prudential spots advice ‘boom’
The British tax office has set a new record by raising nearly £5bn ($6.6bn, €5.9bn) in inheritance tax (IHT), according to the latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Retirement | 28 Jul 16
Money taken out of UK pensions more than doubles, says HMRC
The amount of money savers are taking out of their pensions has more than doubled in the three months to 30 June compared to the first quarter of the year, latest figures published by the UK’s tax office show.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Jul 16
Three UK advisers arrested in £132m tax-dodging fraud
Three UK tax advisers have been arrested as part of a HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected £132m ($173m, €157m) fraud involving offshore trusts.
Tax & Regulation | 13 Jun 16
Serious UK tax evasion cases up 8% in a year
The number of serious tax evasion cases in the UK jumped by 8% in 2015/16, with another nearly 3,000 suspected instances referred to HM Revenue & Customs for specialist investigation, according to Pinsent Masons.
Best Practice | 9 Jun 16
How to use professional connections to do succession planning
In the first of a series looking at wealth and succession planning from a legal perspective, Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth, explains how lawyers and investment advisers can work together to ensure their clients’ wealth and succession objectives are fully met.