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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
13 September 2024
Broken promises? Safeguarding family land
Agreements between family members regarding ownership of land are not always formally recorded, as they are more likely to trust one another to abide by any promises or assurances made. However, where no formal agreement is in place, the owner of the land may not feel bound to abide by any promise, and recollections may vary about what was actually said, particularly when this goes back a number of years. It is important for advisors to be live to potential interests that may arise in land, even where formal agreements have not been put in place, to assist them in safeguarding their clients’ interests.
9 September 2024
HMRC sets sights on IHT
Inheritance tax liabilities for the tax year 2021 – 2022 were the highest ever recorded at £5.99 billion, as confirmed by annual statistics issued by HMRC on 31 July 2024. Given the sums involved, it is unsurprising that inheritance tax is a particular area of focus for HMRC investigations, which are reported to have resulted in recoveries of £1.39billion in underpayments of inheritance tax over the past five years.
4 September 2024
Strokes: Why time is so critical
Stroke strikes every five minutes. New analysis suggests that the number of people experiencing a stroke will increase by more than 50 percent to 151,000 a year by 2035. Treatments are available, including the ground-breaking mechanical thrombectomy procedure for strokes that are caused by a blocked blood vessel. However, as detailed in updated National Clinical Guidelines, time is the critical factor.
3 September 2024
I’m a celebrity…get me back here!
There have a been a string of high-profile celebrity bankruptcies over the decades from Kerry Katona, Joe Swash, Chris Eubank and, now, Katie Price. Not only were all the names on that list ex-contestants on the ITV hit show “I’m a Celebrity” but the common theme amongst them is that they were all bankrupted by HMRC for unpaid taxes.
27 August 2024
Get Onbord Limited - hocus pocus about locus?
The recent decision in Get Onbord Limited v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 617 (TC) provided some helpful guidance for taxpayers and HMRC on the First-tier Tribunal’s (“FTT”) approach to research and development (“R&D) claims and in particular, the levels of evidence that both parties need to provide.
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