Category Archives: Personal Tax

Are you maximising the IHT exemptions available to you on death?

In recent years you may have read the headline that couples with a combined estate...

Basis Period Reform

New rules will accelerate and increase taxation for many individuals who operate as sole traders...

Tax treatment of forfeited deposits

It is possible, albeit unfortunate, to lose a deposit and never own the asset to...

Changes to the rules on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for separated and divorcing couples

We have previously published articles explaining the tax implications of transferring assets between married couples...

Holiday Occupation

The Covid pandemic, coupled with a change in the rules around business rates, has left...

“Just like that”

Many people dream of turning a hobby into a business, either as a way of...

Pension Recycling

“70 is the new 60” or so they say.  More of us are choosing to...

Claire Charlton, Personal Tax Partner, goes under the spotlight!

What is your role within RG? I am head of the Personal Tax service line;...

Am I a Trustee and do I need to register the trust?

In simple terms, a Trustee is someone holding assets in their own name on behalf...

Struggling to pay tax – What should you do?

In a month when people may already be struggling to pay their Christmas credit card...

Let Properties – Some popular misconceptions

In this article, I will look at some of the tax rules around property rental...

National Insurance Rise

In a move that breaks the Conservative’s manifesto pledge on raising taxes, the Government has...