Chris Gillman – Senior Trusts Manager Individuals with residential property investments have traditionally used discretionary trusts to pass them on to future generations. Increasingly, family investment companies (FICs) are being […]
Lucy Mangan – Partner and Property sector specialist The UK residential property sector has already seen several changes to the tax regime in recent years, but more are coming! From […]
Heads up! It would appear that HMRC are extending their approach to obtaining information. Therefore, tenants and owners of properties owned offshore should be aware of this. What is happening? […]
A last minute rush for professional advice could lead to a number of self-employed workers potentially missing the deadline for filing their first digital VAT return, according to tax specialist […]
Martin Atkins – Partner For a family owned business, the need to secure its future and pass assets onto the next generation is a crucial part of the long-term strategy. […]
Dave Gosling – Partner and H&L Sector Specialist Business owners in the hospitality and leisure sector spend a lot of time and effort working within the business. However, they should […]
Your family home is likely to form a significant, perhaps the largest, part of your estate yet is often overlooked. There are however potential IHT planning points to consider and […]
Russell Dickie – Senior Manager In recent years, solid and steady capital growth and reliable rental yields, as well as favourable exchange rates and regulation have made the UK commercial […]
Ahead of the anticipated Brexit, the Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his Spring Statement on Wednesday 12th March 2019 in order to continue to balance the books, increase tax revenues to […]
HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) recent, wide-ranging consultation asked Professional Advisors for their thoughts on how the taxation of trusts in the UK could be simpler, fairer and more transparent. […]
A recent study indicated that the majority of family fortunes disappear within just three generations. The reasons for this are varied. At their simplest, the Inheritance Tax (IHT) charge on […]
Craig Hughes – Private Client Partner This year’s budget is as tricky as ever; balancing the books, increasing tax revenues to help ensure a level of economic buoyancy to take […]
As part of Menzies commitment to sharing #BrighterThinking our teams of accounting and business advisors have been providing their opinions on some of the leading hot topics raised within some […]
Airbnb property owners could well be facing large penalties if they are discovered to have not paid tax on any income generated by letting their properties. Any unpaid tax must […]