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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?

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

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

The provisions dealing with cleansing mixed funds contained in an offshore bank account are set out in Finance (No.2) Act 2017 Schedule 8 Part 4.

My father always used to greet Spring with a little nonsense ditty that started ‘Spring has sprung, the grass is riz…’.

It has been three years since the over 55’s were handed new freedoms to allow them to spend up to 100pc of their pension fund as they choose.

With the recent introduction of the residence nil rate band, inheritance tax planning is firmly at the top of the agenda.

Is a Family Investment Company for me?

A Family Investment Company (FIC) is a company to which the shareholders are different generations of a family.

CGT reliefs: The Ladykillers

I will never forget Mrs Wilberforce.