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The key point to note is that in light of the changes to reliefs for inheritance tax, individuals should now review their succession planning strategy to ensure that their transfer of weal

Imagine a world where all your meals are cooked for you, your home is cleaned each week, you visit dozens of countries a year and you may also have no liability to income tax.

From HMRC’s point of view, there are three main ways an individual can be assessed to income tax:

In the June issue of Tax Adviser, I reported on the Cooke case (‘Two DP or not two DP, that’s the problem’), where an individual was able to secure a claim for entrepreneurs’

This article explains how a deceased estate is taxed during the administration period.

Budget Special

It is impossible to write about the Budget, given its timing.

LITRG is hearing from more and more people who are unsure about their state pension tax obligations.

Currently, the legislation allows HMRC to assess the second late payment penalty once, when the amount of outstanding tax is paid in full, within a two-year assessment time limit.

In recent years, HMRC have been increasing their use of one to many (OTM) letters in their compliance approach.

HMRC say that Ocelot is more user-friendly for caseworkers, setting out information on a single platform with task-based procedural guidance that is easier to follow than the manual format.