The ABC of A-Day (part 2)
By BILL BLEVINS SIPP – the pension for the sophisticated investor LAST WEEK’S article covered many of the far reaching reforms in UK pension legislation due to come into effect
Offshore accounts’ 30-day tax warning
By JOHN WESTWOOD UK Inland Revenue is now taking action THE UK government has sent 500 letters to holders of offshore bank accounts, reminding them that income from interest needs
Transferring your fiscal residency to Portugal – get it righ
WHETHER YOU are planning an impending move to Portugal to retire, simply seeking a more attractive lifestyle in the sun, or have lived here for many years, yet are in
A policeman’s lot
ACCORDING TO a song in light opera written by Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, a policeman’s lot is not a happy one. This is still probably true in the 21st century.
New social security rules for independent workers
THE GOVERNMENT recently changed the salary basis for social security payments from independent workers. Every independent worker, who doesn’t pay social security for any other social security system, must choose
The ABC of A-Day (Part 1)
A-DAY IS April 6 2006, when sweeping new changes to UK pensions legislation will come into action making pensions simpler, more flexible and will give more choice as to how
Exchange rate volatility – watching you watching me
IT’S ALWAYS the activity in your peripheral vision that makes the difference. A resident in the Algarve, moving funds from the UK for further property investment, might not even be
Sole trader start-up
TO GET you started on the right foot in your new business, euroFINESCO offers the Sole Trader Start-up Plan. This comprehensive package of services includes everything that you will need
Now you live here… now you don’t
A question of domicile THE WORLDWIDE estate of someone who has a UK domicile at the time of their death will be liable to UK Inheritance Tax (IHT), unless they
CGT – Check-up
WHEN YOU buy or sell a property in Portugal, the notary who performs the deed is required to report the transaction to the Revenue. Stated more bluntly, if you don’t