Taxation
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February 18, 2014
Hot Topic – Increased CGT for Landlords from April
http://www.brandft.co.uk/ From April 2014 landlords will see a reduction in a valuable tax break which could hit some quite...
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August 28, 2013
Top Tip – Sufficient UK Ties Test and Split Years
Last week we looked at the three statutory UK residency tests. We looked at the ‘automatically not UK...
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June 25, 2013
Top Tip – CII R06 – July 2013
http://www.brandft.co.uk/ Are you sitting the exam on the 8th July? If so, you will have already received the case...
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May 22, 2013
Top Tip – The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
http://www.brandft.co.uk/ Looking through some of the CII manuals, I noticed a distinct lack of information on the SEIS introduced...
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March 28, 2013
Hot Topic – The Budget
So what did we think of the budget this year? It seemed like a good one for small businesses...
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February 5, 2013
Hot Topic – Furnished Holiday Lets and BPR
Anyone sitting a written taxation/investment exam last year and faced with a holiday home question and tax calculation may...
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January 15, 2013
Hot Topic – Child Benefit…continued
I was interested to read various articles talking about the continuing saga of the child benefit changes last week...
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January 3, 2013
Top Tip – Child Benefit and Pension contributions continued – CII R03, J01 or AF1
Last time, I started off the topic of Child Benefit and what could be done if someone was in...
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January 2, 2013
Child Benefit Tax Charge – CII R03 or AF1
The high income Child Benefit Tax Charge is a tax charge for individuals with total taxable income over £50,000...
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September 11, 2012
Football, Residence and Domicile
https://brandft.co.uk/ If you’re interested in football and are sitting a financial services exam, then you may be surprised to...
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July 3, 2012
Tax avoidance or tax evasion?
If you’re studying for R03 or AF1, it pays to remember K2. Not the mountain in the Himalayas, but...
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February 5, 2012
Quick guide to Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes
THIS ARTICLE IS RELEVANT TO EXAMINABLE TAX YEAR 2021/22. Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes offer some of the best tax...
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July 12, 2011
Phased drawdowns are a stunner for high net worth clients
This article has been removed for technical reasons. Similar articles can be found at: http://www.annuitysupermarket.com/blog/news/flexible-drawdown-pension-can-beat-the-tax-man http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/advisers-need-to-take-action-on-key-drawdown-changes/1025217.article
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June 13, 2011
Try This R03 Question For Size
The CII’s R03 exam only gives you 10 credits towards the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning and yet over...