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UK inheritance tax: The mounting impact on British families
UK inheritance tax is no longer a niche concern. Frozen allowances, rising asset values, pensions entering the tax net and tighter reliefs mean many...
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New Asset Reporting Law For Spanish Residents
Are you resident in Spain? Do you own any assets outside Spain worth over ?50,000? If so you will need…
UK To Demand More Tax Information From Crown Dependencies
An update on the ongoing story of how the UK’s Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man have…
All Eyes On The US Fiscal Cliff
No sooner was the US Presidential election done and dusted than attention turned to the looming ?fiscal cliff?. Over in…
HMRC Warning To Swiss Bank Account Holders
The start date for the new tax agreement between Switzerland and the UK, 1st January 2013, is fast approaching. HM…
Taxman Obtains List Of Jersey Bank Accounts
Information on over 8,000 HSBC Jersey clients has been leaked to the tax authorities. Half of the names on the…
Spain’s New Anti Tax Fraud Law
Back in April, the Spanish government announced details of its draft new anti fraud plan. One of the proposed measures…
UK Taxman Looking At Overseas Property (Portugal)
The UK tax authority HM Revenue & Customs has issued another warning against hiding assets offshore, and this includes overseas…
UK Residents With Property In France. What Are Your Tax Obligations?
Many British readers own property here in France but remain resident in the UK. For many of them it is…
Bonds – An Investment Opportunity?
Arguably, the most important aspect of portfolio planning is your asset allocation ? how much of your investment capital is…
UK Economy Turns Corner?
The UK is officially out of recession. It is still early days, but the economy is showing signs of progress.…
UK Taxman Looking At Overseas Property (Spain)
The UK tax authority HM Revenue & Customs has issued another warning against hiding assets offshore, and this includes overseas…
All Systems Go For Swiss/UK Tax Deal
The last potential obstacle to the tax deal between Switzerland and the UK has been removed. The landmark agreement does…
Spain?s 2013 Budget And Tax News
When the Spanish budget for 2013 was announced on 27th September, most Spanish taxpayers were hoping it would not include…
French Budget Highlights
As expected, when the 2013 Budget was announced by the French government on 28th September it contained a number of…
Interest Rates And ‘Real’ Incomes
How much real return are you earning from your bank savings? Any at all? With interest rates stuck at historic…
What Does The Future Hold For Taxation In Spain?
Is Spain a high tax country? When we think of high tax countries in Europe, places like Sweden, France, Belgium…
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