-
Recent Posts
Blogroll
Archives
- January 2023
- September 2022
- May 2022
- April 2020
- March 2020
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- September 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
Categories
Tag Archives: UK tax planning
Defined Benefit Schemes
Defined Benefit schemes have taken a hefty knock in recent years. These schemes, otherwise known as Final Salary Schemes, promise an employee a set percentage of their salary on retirement. Usually calculated in 60ths or 80ths the percentage is often … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tax Savings
Tagged defined benefit schemes, HMRC, Pension schemes, Tax Advice, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
Leave a comment
The future for property
Anyone reading the financial papers over the past few weeks will be thoroughly confused by what is actually happening to property. For a start, are prices rising or falling? The Centre for Economics and Business Research says that by 2015 … Continue reading
Tax Treaties Anti-Avoidance legislation
N.B. On 9 September 2011 the Government announced that in view of concerns raised it has “decided not to proceed further with the consultation on the proposed legislation and will not include it in Finance Bill 2012.” The recent announcement … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tax Savings
Tagged double tax, HMRC, international taxation, Swiss tax treaty, tax avoidance, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
Leave a comment
Historic Swiss-UK tax treaty
After a short delay earlier this year the UK and Swiss authorities have announced an agreement on the treatment of monies held by British Citizens in secret Swiss bank accounts. Still to be signed by both governments and ratified in … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged HMRC, Simon Newsham, Swiss tax, Tax agreement, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax planning, tax shelter, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
Leave a comment
Entrepreneurs Relief for Limited Liability Partnerships
Once thought to be the preserve of businesses such as Solicitors and Accountants, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) are slowing growing in popularity in the wider business sphere. Companies House statistics report that 10,145 new LLP were formed in the UK … Continue reading
Relief as additional Enterprise zones announced
The recent Government announcement on the creation of a further eleven Enterprise Zones has been seen as welcome news for businesses, councils and investors alike. At the time of the announcement in the March 2011 Budget that eleven zones were … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tax Savings
Tagged Enterprise Zone, newshams, Tax Advice, tax mitigation, tax planning, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
Leave a comment
What price the 50% tax rate?
When the previous Government introduced the idea of a 50% top tax tier many predicted that all this would achieve would be a mass exodus of the wealthy from UK shores. Indeed in an article of 13 December 2009, the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tax Savings
Tagged 50% tax rate, higher rate tax, HMRC, Simon Newsham, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax planning, tax savings, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
Leave a comment
Tax help for riot-affected businesses
For those businesses affected by last week’s riots, the last thing that they need is to have to deal with questions of tax. Well done then to HMRC who have opened a dedicated help line for all those individuals and … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Banks, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, london tax, Riot, Simon Newsham, Tax deferals, Tax help following riot, Tax Lawyer, UK Riots, UK tax planning
Leave a comment
Self Assessment
Those with straightforward tax affairs who are paid via PAYE may never have to complete a self assessment tax form. For the rest, including the self employed, company directors, trustees and those with a foreign income completion of an annual … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Self Assessment, Simon Newsham, Tax Advice, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, Tax returns, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
Leave a comment