Capital taxes news
April 1st, 2012
The trustees (minimum number of trustees is one, although two is preferable) of a bare trust (often referred to as a simple trust) simply hold the trust property on behalf of the beneficiary; the…
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December 1st, 2011
A great many people have learned to their cost that there are IHT traps and costly mistakes to be made, so it is better to be aware of the most important ones. For example, you could lose the family…
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October 1st, 2011
The costs of long term care are a serious worry for many families. The thought that, if they need to go into a care home in their declining years, their house and other assets could be taken by the…
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August 1st, 2011
Non-Resident Pension Schemes can offer significant IHT savings. Relatively new to the market place are offshore pension schemes known as QNUPS - Qualifying Non Resident Pension Schemes. They are…
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August 1st, 2011
Principle private residence relief is a term commonly used to refer to the exemption from capital gains tax (CGT) of any capital gain made on the sale of an individual’s primary home i.e. typically,…
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