Technical Updates

In this year’s Budget, the government introduced changes as to how inheritance tax (IHT) will be calculated on the value of a death estate. IHT is calculated on the net value of an estate, that is to say it is calculated on the value of total assets after a deduction of liabilities. The changes will restrict the deduction of certain liabilities, which will mean that some individuals…

Note: This update was written on 30 March 2013. It is based on the government’s proposals at that point in time which don’t necessarily represent the final legislation. For that reason, no action should be taken based on this update without taking further advice.

HMRC is introducing a new way of reporting PAYE - called Real Time Information (‘RTI’).  From April 2013, all employers are legally required to report Pay As You Earn (PAYE) deductions in real time. This means that information about all PAYE payments needs to be submitted to HMRC online each time a payment is made.  Under the current system employers are only required to…

Please download the pdf to view the French Tax Data Card 2013.

In the 2012 Budget, the government announced the intention to address concerns that some taxpayers are not “paying their fair share” in relation to UK residential property. The main purpose of the proposed measures is to discourage holding UK residential property in a variety of UK and non-UK structures. The government describes holding properties in such structures as “enveloping…

The Upper Tax Tribunal’s decision to dismiss HMRC’s appeal in the Balfour case has recently been published. This decision is an important one for landowners and their advisers as it potentially changes the approach to inheritance tax planning in relation to the ownership and management of landed estates.

Please download the pdf to view the UK Tax Data Card 2012/13.