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Tax | Practical planning - bare trusts and tax

The inheritance tax and capital gains tax rules treat bare trusts quite differently so it is important to plan carefully, explains Andrew Cockman LLB LLM TEP CTA (Fellow), director, personal tax advisory at Azets

27 Jul 2022

Tax

Personal tax

Tax compliance

Tax planning

Tax | Q&A: stamp duty issues on replacing main residence

In this week’s Q&A, Kabita Tank, tax adviser at Croner-i, considers whether the higher rate stamp duty land tax rate is reclaimable if a property owner quickly changes status of additional purchase

26 Jul 2022

Tax

Property tax

Tax compliance

Tax | Capital gains tax rules for divorcing couples changing

The government is changing the rules so that divorcing couples no longer need to settle their estates within a year and face capital gains tax bills

21 Jul 2022

Audit | Quality of BDO and Mazars audits ‘unacceptable’, says FRC

Nearly one in five audits need improvement, with the quality of audit by BDO and Mazars labelled as ‘unacceptable’ by audit regulator's annual inspections

20 Jul 2022

Audit

Auditing

Corporate governance

Insight | Digitalisation: how accountants can keep ahead of the game

The pandemic has forced quick digital transformation and adoption of new technology across the sector to ensure business continuity. John Edwards, CEO of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) examines the impact on accountants

18 Jul 2022

Tax | The world of NFTs – a tax perspective

Disposal of crypto assets triggers a capital gains tax charge, but clarity on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is less clear. Zoe Wyatt, partner and head of crypto at Andersen, explains some of the factors for accountants and investors

14 Jul 2022

Tax

Personal tax

Tax compliance

Spotlight

Tax | Practical planning - bare trusts and tax

Tax | Q&A: stamp duty issues on replacing main residence

Tax | Capital gains tax rules for divorcing couples changing

Audit | Quality of BDO and Mazars audits ‘unacceptable’, says FRC

Insight | Digitalisation: how accountants can keep ahead of the game

Tax | The world of NFTs – a tax perspective

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