Tax and Estate Planning

Recent Features and Opinion

Julie Butler

Country life

2020-02-13T00:00:00+00:00By ,

With the Office of Tax Simplification’s review of lifetime gifts and an ageing farming population, farmers will be considering making lifetime gifts and taking advantage of reliefs while still available. Julie Butler and Fred Butler look at areas of concern for the adviser

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Generation gaps

2020-02-13T00:00:00+00:00By

Paul Maddock discusses some of the legal and social issues faced by older LGBT+ people that can often be overlooked by private client solicitors

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Needs must

2020-02-13T00:00:00+00:00By

For parents of children with learning needs, planning for the time when they are no longer able to care for them can be daunting and difficult. Nick Latimir, who has a child with autism, details some of the options available

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Equal inheritance tax for EU and non-EU taxpayers

2020-01-10T11:47:00+00:00By

Spain’s highest court has considered that Spanish inheritance tax rules discriminate against non-EU residents. Alberto Perez Cedillo summarises the decision.

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Second time around

2019-11-12T00:00:00+00:00By ,

Using case studies, Charlotte Pollard and Sofia Thomas consider the range of tax and estate planning issues for clients remarrying or divorcing later in life, and flag the common pitfalls to avoid

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Beast of burden

2019-11-12T00:00:00+00:00By

In July, the Office of Tax Simplification published its second, long-awaited report making recommendations for inheritance tax reform. Dawn Joughlin looks at the detail

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It’s your turn

2019-11-12T00:00:00+00:00By

As private client solicitors, we spend our time helping to organise the future plans of others. But do you have your own will prepared, or lasting powers of attorney in place? Do you know where they are stored? Jane Cassell lists four actions you should take now

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Plenary: Intellectual capital

2019-09-17T00:00:00+01:00By

Emma Chamberlain spoke at the Private Client Section annual conference 2019 on capital taxes, including the government’s planned reform of trusts, the transfer of assets on divorce, and the gifts with reservation of benefit rules

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