Important IHT issues to consider right now
UK residents’ estates threatened by proposed new tax banding The estates of UK residents are set to take a further beating with the introduction of a series of measures including
Open up for a better future
The Arab report on Human Development 2003, published by the United Nations, looks at the relationship between poor education, access to knowledge and democracy (on one hand) and the low
New legislation for estate agents
A new law regulating the activity of estate agents is about to come into force. The Decree Law 211/2004, of August 20, will come into force on September 20 and
Change the terms of combat
Changing the terms of combat is one of the main tenets of a winning business strategy and the market’s reaction to Wal-Mart is a fine example of this. Since it
The ABC’s of C.G.T.
The double whammy on offshore (and almost offshore) property companies In this series, we investigate the ins and outs of the assessment of profits from the sale of real estate,
More tax to line treasury’s coffers
This week I have put together five recent press reports detailing how important tax collection is to the UK Treasury and Inland Revenue. Tories fear tax hike for UK
OECD gets even tougher on tax collection
With the EU’s Savings Tax Directive dominating the headlines over the last 18 months or so, many people have forgotten about the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s anti-tax evasion
Oil turmoil
At a time when world oil supply is meeting demand, why has there been such a rapid price rise? The current crude oil price is up by approximately 40 per
CGT for individuals – tax relief for residents
All you ever wanted to know about the capital gains tax on real estate and were afraid to ask The ABC’s of CGT Over the coming weeks, we will investigate
Tax doesn’t have to be taxing
Many readers will realise that I have ‘borrowed’ the title of this article from the UK Inland Revenue’s media campaign. I couldn’t resist the irony of using this statement in