Starting from scratch
Living in the South East of England I see a number of clients who are approached by developers to purchase their land....
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Personal tax
How can I possibly owe any tax?
The tax charities, Tax Help for Older People and TaxAid, are often asked how people on low incomes can have serious tax ...
Tax in difficult times
In my article, ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’ in the August 2017 issue of Tax Adviser, I began to investigate some of...
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Working it out
The very first project undertaken by the Office of Tax Simplification looked at tax reliefs.
Taxation of non-UK pensions
For some, working overseas is an important part of their career and they accrue a significant portion of their retiremen...
It’s universal
Self-employment and Universal Credit – an update At present, self-employed individuals are able to claim working tax cr...
Cross border divorce
Divorce is never pleasant, and one imagines the last thing on the mind of a divorcing couple is tax.
Curiouser and Curiouser
Practitioners may occasionally be called upon to advise clients on how welfare benefits they receive are treated for tax...
Mr and Mrs
My article in the July 2017 issue of Tax Adviser made reference to a recent decision of the Family Division conce...
Land Transaction Tax
The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 received Royal assent on the 24 May 2017....