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Inheritance tax home loan scheme beats HMRC but lawyers warn of the risks
Schemes widely sold to the middle classes in the early 2000s to avoid inheritance tax are now finding their way to the courts as the tax office disputes their legality
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What has changed with employers’ National Insurance – and how will it impact you?
Will you feel the effects of the National Insurance hike, as businesses warn of redundancies, smaller pay rises and higher inflation?
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Will chancellor Rachel Reeves reverse non-dom inheritance tax changes?
The end of the non-dom tax regime is already causing a UK wealth exodus, data suggests, but chancellor Rachel Reeves may make changes to soften the blow of reforms
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Paying the grandkids’ school fees could generate a shock IHT bill
Private school fees have soared as a result of the government’s VAT policy, meaning more grandparents are helping out – but what are the tax implications?
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The higher earners who are a significant target for taxes – and how they could be hit in Autumn Budget
Frozen income tax thresholds and the high cost of housing is squeezing many Britons, and their finances could suffer from further tax hikes aimed at the wealthy
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HMRC raises £1.5 billion from special investigations into the wealthy in 2023/24 – how can you protect yourself?
The taxman more than doubled the amount it raised from investigations into wealthy individuals year-on-year. How can you make sure you’re not caught out?
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Rachel Reeves’s Spending Review: will we see a fresh wave of tax increases?
Labour’s Spending Review gave plenty to chew on and to celebrate with a record £29 billion NHS funding boost, more cash for schools and infrastructure investments – but is it a case of ‘spend now, tax later’?
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Should you sacrifice your salary for a bigger pension?
With employers’ National Insurance set to rise, salary sacrifice is becoming an increasingly popular means of reducing tax and maximising pension contributions
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Frozen thresholds could push ‘tax freedom day’ to latest date this century
Tax freedom day is the point in the year you stop earning for the taxman and start earning for yourself. A rising tax burden could push it to 12 June this year – the latest date since 1982.
