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IHT Planning Gone Wrong – How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

May 31st, 2025|Blog|

Inheritance Tax Planning IHT Planning Gone Wrong - How to Avoid Costly Mistakes GIVEN THE INCREASE in property values, frozen IHT thresholds, and increasing scrutiny of trusts and estate planning by HMRC, more estates [...]

Buying Property in Joint names – simple tax saving tips

June 4th, 2021|Blog|

AS THE RESIDENTIAL property market spikes due the lockdown easing and the stamp duty threshold increase, many property buyers are missing a [...]

Illegal Dividends for small companies

May 24th, 2021|Blog|

AS LOCKDOWN eases with small business owners looking to re-open and beginning to trade again, companies have to be very careful about [...]

Super-deduction for tax – the basics you need to know

March 18th, 2021|Blog|

THE GOVERNMENT’S ‘Super-deduction’ tax relief hopes to boost business investment and productivity. In today’s Shipleys Tax brief we look at the basics [...]

BUDGET 2021: KEY HIGHLIGHTS

March 8th, 2021|Blog|

AS THE ROLL out of the vaccine continues apace, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak held back on the promised heavy taxation changes but [...]

RESTART – New grants for small businesses

March 1st, 2021|Blog|

IN THE BUDGET 2021 the Chancellor will unveil £5bn support package to help small businesses stay afloat until restrictions are lifted. Under [...]

Electric cars – still tax efficient from April 2021?

February 27th, 2021|Blog|

For 2020/21, it was possible to enjoy an electric company car as a tax-free benefit. While this will no longer be the [...]

Gifting interest in property – tax free, right?

January 26th, 2021|Blog|

IN DIFFICULT FINANCIAL times, many naturally look to put their affairs in order in case the worst happens. In such testing times [...]

Tax advantages of using a property LLP

January 14th, 2021|Blog|

IF YOU JOINTLY own property with family, an LLP might be the most tax-efficient way to run your property business, especially if [...]

Grants for businesses affected by COVID-19

December 28th, 2020|Blog|

MANY BUSINESSES have been forced to close as a result of the national and local restrictions introduced to slow the spread of [...]





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