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The British press has been full of headlines on inheritance tax this year, targeting in particular the baby boomer generation who have fortuitously increased their estates over their lifetime, larg

In January 2018, Chancellor Philip Hammond asked the Office of Tax Simplification to review inheritance tax. The key part of his letter said:

Taiichi Ohno at Toyota Motor Corporation developed Lean philosophy in the 1930s with the renowned Toyota Production system.

There is something about inheritance tax (IHT) which makes it particularly unpopular. Is it because many people worry about the ‘form-filling’ which usually comes at a particularly difficult time?

In the industry, we increasingly hear about the Taxologist role, but what exactly does this term mean? What are the skills required? How can you get in that path without previous experience?

Some readers will remember my article, ‘The Turn of the Tide?’ in the January 2018 issue of Tax Adviser.

Important Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Updates

Members and their firms supervised for AML by the CIOT and ATT should be aware of the update to the scheme rules and the additional informati

Why do visits take place?

The CIOT and ATT are the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) supervisors of: CIOT and ATT members who are sole practitioner tax advisers; and other tax adviser firms whe

As many readers will be aware, a Follower Notice (FN) can be given where the ‘principles or reasoning‘ in a relevant judicial ruling would, if applied to the taxpayer’s chosen arrangements, deny hi