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Author: Shakeel Butt

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Private Residence Relief when there are UK and overseas h...

The issue Principal Private Residence Relief (‘PPR’) can provide a full or partial exemption from capital gains tax on the disposal of

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The impact of the dividend tax hike on remuneration planning

The Issue Since the Budget many shareholders have been asking us whether the increase to dividend tax rates (an extra two per

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Do knee-jerk lump sum pension withdrawals make sense?

The issue Once again we are in the season of ‘Budget madness’. This season will run all the way until 26 November

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Don’t forget about the inheritance tax disadvantage...

The issue Although Business Property Relief (BPR) is being ‘watered down’ from 6 April 2026 it is still an important relief from

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Depreciating assets are good for inheritance tax!

The issue There is a whole group of profligate old people who smugly declare that they are ‘SKIers’. Here SKI stand for ‘Spend

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Section 455 loophole closed in the Budget

The issue A slightly below the radar announcement was made in the 30 October Budget relating to the closure of a loophole

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Pension IHT advantages of going to Dubai to die

The issue Despite the rather flippant title, we are tentatively considering a rather extreme tax planning option to combat the high effec...

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Should non-residential SDLT rates be applied to scruffy d...

The issue ‘Tax refund outfits’ have been making hay over the last few years. Their ‘game’ works roughly as follows: 1. Sift through

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Property uplift available for those who leave the UK

The issue After just over 50 days of a new Labour government, the early warning sirens are already ringing for many UK

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The end of Furnished Holiday Lets (‘FHLs’) is nigh!

The final Conservative Budget in March announced that the FHL regime – which offers various advantages for individuals and companie...

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Beware of this statutory residence test trap if you retai...

The issue The Statutory Residence Test (SRT) rules determine if an individual is UK tax resident in a given year and hence

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Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief does not prevent r...

The issue On 6 March 2024 the Chancellor announced that Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) was to be abolished from 1 June 2024