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Should You Still Put Your Farm in Trust following the Autumn Budget?
Back in January 2024 Graham Doubtfire explored the practicalities of putting a farm in trust for succession planning in his article How Trusts Can Aid Succession Planning for Family Farms. So, in the wake of the seismic changes to inheritance tax Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief announced in the Budget on 30 October...
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Changes on Second Homes
On 30 October, the new Labour Government announced changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax on second homes. Sam Stent, Associate Tax Advisory Partner, discusses the changes. Stamp Duty was introduced in 1694 to raise funds for the war against France by requiring official documents to be stamped. The measure was only meant to last four...
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20 September 2023 - Natasha Root
First steps on the finance career ladder
18 September 2023 - Harriet Livermore
Helping Businesses Transition to Cloud Accounting
13 September 2023 - Emma Clifton
Taxi company operators – the VAT impact of recent Uber legal cases
11 September 2023 -
The Future of Inheritance Tax
06 September 2023 - Simon Hurren
Has HMRC shut the door on mixed-use SDLT claims or is there still a window of opportunity?
31 August 2023 - Samantha Stent