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Executors of someone UK domiciled whose surviving spouse or civil partner is, or has been, non-domiciled may need to explore the deceased’s financial history for much more than the last seven years

The introduction of Pension Freedoms brought about the widening of the range of potential beneficiaries on death in the form of the beneficiaries’ drawdown, and the removal of any cap on income wit

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:

The new rules for the tax and Class 1 National Insurance contributions (NIC) treatment of termination payments took effect from 6 April 2018.

It is tempting to think of the minimum wage legislation as not being a problem for any business paying more than the following hourly rates, or equivalent annual salaries, to its employees.

Over the last few years, the trend among multinational groups has been towards increasing numbers of business visitors and having fewer (and usually shorter) formal assignments.

From 6 April 2016 all existing Form P11D dispensations ceased to be effective and were replaced by new legislation.

Companies must appoint directors to take charge of the management of the company’s business, to make strategic and operational decisions for the company, and ensure that the company’s statutory obl

In his helpful article on the new loan charge, Lewin Higgins-Green mentions that around 50,000 individuals are expected to be affected by the new tax charge.