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  • November 27, 2018
    How to Calculate the January Tax Bill

    How to Calculate the January Tax Bill

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 27, 2018

    Read on to view an example that illustrates how a self-employed person would calculate the tax payment due on...

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  • November 20, 2018
    Know how to apply the 36% IHT rate?

    Know how to apply the 36% IHT rate?

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 20, 2018

    The 36% inheritance tax rate has been with us for a while now but who understands how it actually...

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  • November 13, 2018
    What are the 4 categories of Lifetime Transfers?

    What are the 4 categories of Lifetime Transfers?

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 13, 2018

    Learn about the four types of lifetime transfers as you revise for your CII AF1, AF5, R03 or R06...

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  • October 30, 2018
    How to Decide if an Individual is Employed or Self-Employed

    How To Decide if an Individual is Employed or Self-Employed

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 30, 2018

    A recent focus on companies such as Deliveroo and Uber has highlighted the issue of whether someone is classed...

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  • October 9, 2018

    How to Achieve Minimum Tax Liability with Clustered Bonds

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 9, 2018

    Clustering, or segmentation, is something that is tested within various CII exams. For example, it can feature in AF1,...

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  • October 2, 2018
    How to Gross Up Chargeable Lifetime Transfers When the Donor Pays the Inheritance Tax

    How to Gross Up Chargeable Lifetime Transfers When the Donor Pays the Inheritance Tax

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on October 2, 2018

    A question that has come up in J02, R03 and AF1 is the grossing up of chargeable lifetime transfers...

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  • July 24, 2018
    The R03 Exam is Tricky

    The CII R03 Exam is a tricky one

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 24, 2018

    Over the past few years, the pass rates show that the CII Diploma R03 Personal Taxation exam has had...

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  • July 10, 2018
    The Certainties of Life: Death, Taxes and IHT Questions on your CII AF1 or R03 Exam

    The Certainties of Life: Death, Taxes and IHT Questions on your CII AF1 or R03 Exam

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 10, 2018

    There are only two certainties in life according to Benjamin Franklin. To those, we can add the certainty that...

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  • July 3, 2018
    Unravelling the Complexities of the Taxation of Life Assurance Policies - Part 2: Non-Qualifying Policies

    Unravelling the Complexities of the Taxation of Life Assurance Policies – Part 2

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 3, 2018

    What if you could answer CII R03 exam questions on the taxation of life assurance policies accurately and confidently?...

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  • June 26, 2018
    Unravelling the Complexities of the Taxation of Life Assurance Policies - Part 1: Qualifying Policies

    Unravelling the Complexities of the Taxation of Life Assurance Policies – Part 1

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 26, 2018

    What if you could answer CII R03 exam questions on the taxation of life assurance policies accurately and confidently?...

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  • May 29, 2018
    Understanding How to Apply the Transferable Nil Rate Band

    Understanding How to Apply the Transferable Nil Rate Band

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 29, 2018

    A popular topic for both R03 and AF1 exams, in particular, is the transferable nil rate band. It sometimes...

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  • May 22, 2018
    Discounted Gift Trust - How a Chargeable Event May Be Taxed

    Discounted Gift Trust – How a Chargeable Event May Be Taxed

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 22, 2018

    The following takes a closer look at a discounted gift trust and how a chargeable event on the investment...

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  • April 24, 2018
    Explaining the Starting Rate Band for Savings Income

    Explaining the Starting Rate Band for Savings Income

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on April 24, 2018

    It looks like the 0% saving rate might be a consideration in the recent AF5 fact-find, so we thought...

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  • April 17, 2018
    Discounted Gift Trust - A Useful Inheritance Tax Planning Tool

    Discounted Gift Trust – a Useful Inheritance Tax Planning Tool

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on April 17, 2018

    The following advises readers what a discounted gift trust is and provides an example that illustrates how it is...

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  • April 10, 2018
    How to Calculate IHT on Relevant Property Trusts

    How to Calculate IHT on Relevant Property Trusts

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on April 10, 2018

    A customer requested that we discuss relevant property trusts and the type of question that could come up in...

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