Taxation & Trusts

FTAdviser latest:AIC urges government to support offshore centres

Story by: Rob Langston, Investment Adviser

The AIC has called on the government to support offshore financial centres where investment trusts with UK-listed shares are based.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 22.06.2009
  • Published in: Investments

Pressure group aims to bring class action over Sipp tax

A class action case against HMRC is being sought to challenge taxation laws that currently see a portion of Sipp customers lose as much as 82 per cent of the value of the fund.

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

‘Fast and flexible’ IHT mitigation available

Octopus has launched Enhanced Discounted Gift Solution, which it claimed is the first inheritance tax product to give partial IHT relief.

  • Date published: 18.06.2009

Gov't must rethink pension tax changes: NAPF

The National Association Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the government to re-think the changes to pensions taxation announced in the Budget due to the negative impact they will have on peoples' pension saving.

  • Date published: 16.06.2009

AIC calls for govt support of offshore centres

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called on the government to support offshore financial centres where investment trusts with UK-listed shares are based.

  • Date published: 15.06.2009

Gibraltar eager to open up for companies

Territory has seen a rapid expansion of financial services industry over past 20 years

  • Date published: 15.06.2009

Tory gov't would simplify tax regime

An office for tax simplification will be created if the Conservative Party becomes the next government, according to George Osborne MP, shadow chancellor.

  • Date published: 11.06.2009

Beware of tax on income-producing trusts - Standard

More than 100,000 people could pay a higher tax bill if they do not sort out their income-producing trust, Standard Life has warned.

  • Date published: 04.06.2009

Way explores potential for Belfast expansion

The Way Group is looking to build up its business in Northern Ireland to tap into the region's economic growth over the last 10 years.

  • Date published: 28.05.2009

Cofunds gets Technical at workshops

Cofunds has teamed up with tax planning experts Technical Connection to offer workshops to help advisers understand how the Budget will affect them.

  • Date published: 21.05.2009

Features

Discretionary trusts and dividends

The consequences for trustees of discretionary trusts distributing income to beneficiaries just got worse with this year’s Budget, says Marcia Banner

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.07.2009

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IFAs outraged at immediate pension changes

Advisers who believed that Budget changes would not take effect until April 2011 are now finding that 40% tax relief for pensions contributions was removed immediately in some cases.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.06.2009

Features

Beyond the Budget

This year’s Budget had far reaching implications for the personal finance industry. Marcia Banner of Clerical Medical looks at the implications for the advice market

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.06.2009

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