Question of the Week We represent a client who is going through a messy divorce. The couple own their main home and a rental property jointly. They separated in January 2022 whenRead More…

Question of the Week My elderly widowed client has made no previous lifetime gifts, but wishes to gift his main residence, worth £700,000, to his son as he believes this will saveRead More…

My client has a shoulder injury due to the work he does which is now stopping him from working. Is there a benefit in kind charge if his company pays for theRead More…

My German client received a nudge letter from HMRC regarding an unreported property disposal. The property was not rented out or used personally. It was a London flat acquired purely as aRead More…

My client is a UK resident individual who previously had dividend income and pension income amounting to around £30,000. In the current tax year, 2022-23, he will only be receiving pension incomeRead More…

My client is a UK resident individual who owns 3000 out of 10,000 ordinary £1 shares in an unquoted trading company which he subscribed for upon creation of the company, he hasRead More…

My client, who is UK resident and UK domiciled has received income from abroad from which tax has been withheld. Do I simply return the income on the tax return and claimRead More…

My company currently pays employees using the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments rates for business mileage. In view of their increased fuel costs, is it possible to pay them more without incurring anyRead More…

My client is a sole director/shareholder of a trading company and is considering his future retirement options. My client would prefer to sell the shares to his employees, but this is unaffordableRead More…

My client has set up a UK discretionary trust on 10th October 2012. They have a property and a small amount of cash in this trust, but the value is under theRead More…