IHT
Best Practice | 18 May 17
UK advisers turning to law firms as IHT changes bite
Financial advisers expect a boom in demand for inheritance tax (IHT) advice and are looking to strengthen business partnerships with lawyers to help them cope.
Tax & Technical | 12 May 17
Brewin chief demands UK prime minister act on savings crisis
Intergenerational wealth disparity, tax simplification and removal of the £1m lifetime pension allowance are all addressed in a remarkable letter to the prime minister from Brewin Dolphin chief executive David Nicol.
Best Practice | 10 May 17
How to earn up to £140,000 of tax savings by 2020
Now that the start button for the phased introduction of the nil rate residential band has been pressed, John Haley, technical sales manager at Utmost Wealth Solutions, explains that there are “many holes to leap through” to achieve the biggest outcome.
Best Practice | 10 May 17
How the tricky ‘stay of execution’ for UK non-doms will unfold
The UK new non-dom rules which were dramatically dropped from the government’s finance bill has left those who prepared for those changes “in a very difficult position”, says Paul Thompson, tax and estate planning consultant at Canada Life.
Best Practice | 31 Mar 17
What the changes to the UK nil rate band mean for IHT planning
A staggering 70% of people have no understanding of the new residence nil rate band allowance coming into force on 6 April, which could have serious implications for their inheritance tax planning, warns Old Mutual Wealth financial planning expert, Rachael Griffin.