The practical challenges of identifying the right sort of trust
Testators have a range of possible trusts that can be used for partners, young children and grandchildren in their wills...
Inheritance tax and trusts
Inheritance tax and trusts
Inheritance tax: choosing the right sort of trust to provide for partners, children and minors
Types of will trust Even after the changes to the inheritance tax treatment of trusts that were made in March 2006, tes...
The rules of domicile: what issues can impact an individual’s tax status?
The concept of domicile links an individual to a particular jurisdiction.
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The concept of 'connected persons': what are the ties that bind?
The concept of connected persons appears throughout the direct taxes legislation.
Grappling with the anomalies of inheritance tax penalties
Recently, there has been much litigation about the procedural aspects of the tax code, including several decisions of th...
Is there a place for multiple trusts?
In the January 2022 issue of Tax Adviser, we examined the changes that had been made to trusts from 18 November 2015 in ...
The Treasury’s response to proposals for tax simplification
No major changes to inheritance tax and capital gains tax will be flowing from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) re...
The normal expenditure out of income exemption
The normal expenditure from income exemption provides a valuable exemption from inheritance tax.
How multiple trusts can reduce inheritance tax
One effect of the inheritance tax changes to trusts in Finance Act 2006 was that trusts within the ‘relevant property re...
Protecting the family future
Family investment companies (FICs) are becoming increasingly popular in today’s age.