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Aw, you shouldn't have! The issue of unwanted inherited personal items
By Laura Colville, Tax, Trusts and Estates senior associate at Irwin Mitchell It’s a joy to receive a gift but we’ve all had an...
14/12/21HMRC's guidance of lifetime gifts
By Emily Wentworth, Tax, Trusts and Estates solicitor at Irwin Mitchell HMRC’s new guidance on lifetime gifts helpfully sets out the...
07/12/21Good Divorce Week: "I feel like I am stuck in the middle right now...": Psychological splitting defence in children of separated parents
By Eugenie Taylor, Family Law associate at Irwin Mitchell As family lawyers, we hear this far too often from separated parents describing...
02/12/21The inheritance tax-free art of holiday gifting
By Emily Wentworth, Tax, Trusts and Estates solicitor at Irwin Mitchell As the festive season rolls around and the Christmas songs hit...
30/11/21Family Business Week: Planning and the future of FICs
By Helen Clarke, Tax, Trusts and Estates partner at Irwin Mitchell Back in August, HMRC closed its investigation unit for Family...
25/11/21Family Business Week: Keeping it in the family - divorce and the family business
By Connie Smith, Family Law solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Family businesses are different; they have a long-term outlook driven by ensuring...
24/11/21The Perils Of Predatory Marriage
By Sarah Balfour, Partner, Family Law TeamThere is an alarming loophole in the law, leaving those who are vulnerable at risk of being...
22/11/21Reporting to the HMRC - Estates and Inheritance Tax
Written by Alistair Robertson-Göpffarth, Associate Solicitor, Tax, Trusts and Estate Changes in inheritance tax regulations will reduce...
19/11/21The end of secrecy in the family courts
The President of the family court, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has recently published a report in which he recommends a dramatic overhaul of...
17/11/21Talk Money Week: What is ethical investing?
By George Uglow, financial planner at Irwin Mitchell Ethical investing is arguably becoming one of the most discussed topics in the...
12/11/21Cryptocurrency - The Basics
Written by Alex Ruffel, partner and Jess Fazzone, associate in the Tax,Trusts and Estates team Recent research by the Financial Conduct...
11/11/21How To Talk To Your Family About Money
By Jason Mountford, regulated financial planner at Irwin Mitchell Talking about money with other members of our family is still often...
10/11/21Office of Tax Simplifications on Capital Gains Tax
Written by John Bunker, Solicitor and Head of Private Client Knowledge Management Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Autumn Budget on...
09/11/21Planning For Your Digital Assets
Written by Yousafa Hazara, Associate Solicitor, Jess Fazzone, Associate Solicitor, and Shannon Tong, Trainee Solicitor - Tax, Trust and...
26/10/21Family Investment Companies vs. Trusts?
Written by Tom Wainman, Partner, Tax, Trusts and Estates Estate and tax planning is most successful when based on the individual...
26/10/21Recently Published Research Highlights Gender Divide in Pension Wealth
Written by Suzi Denton, Practice Development Lawyer, Eugenie Taylor, Associate Solicitor The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), in...
26/10/21Leaving your estate to children who are vulnerable due to an addiction
The newspapers regularly report the details of celebrities wills once their grant of probate has been issued and the will becomes a...
25/10/21The reasoning behind Prince Philip’s will being kept a secret
Written by Danni Brannon, solicitor and Elspeth Gray, paralegal in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team It was announced that Prince...
21/10/21Hussain v Parveen: Islamic divorce found to be invalid
By Aysha Chouhdary, associate Family Law solicitor at Irwin Mitchell All family law practitioners are eagerly awaiting the decision in...
13/10/21Can the loser avoid the costs? Goodwin v Avison explained
Written by Alice Robinson, paralegal and Richard Smaller, solicitor in the Will, Trust, and Estate Disputes team The general costs...
13/10/21Gentle "nudge" letters for non-UK domiciliaries to reconsider their tax affairs
By Nicola Midgley and Yousafa Hazara in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell HMRC have recently issued a round of "nudge"...
11/10/21Grandparents' Day
Written by Naomi Neville, Senior Associate Solicitor and Simon Mackie, Senior Associate Solicitor, from the Tax, Trust and Estates team...
01/10/21Is leaving your inheritance to your children ‘distasteful’ or a moral obligation?”
Written by Elliot Booth, Trainee Solicitor and Michelle Chapman, Associate Solicitor, both in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team...
23/09/21Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
By Chrissy Leach, associate accountant at Irwin Mitchell HMRC have recently released further information about Making Tax Digital (MTD...
22/09/21Trust Register: 2021 Update
By Tanya Wadeson, Trust Compliance Manager - Senior Associate at Irwin Mitchell HMRC have finally made the Trust Register live to comply...
22/09/21Pensions Awareness Day: To combine pots, or not to combine pots?
As you move through your career it's normal to build up a lot of Defined Contribution pension pots, with many different companies holding...
15/09/21New inheritance tax accounts rules have wider implications
By Gillian Coverley, a specialist Tax, Trusts and Estates Partner at Irwin Mitchell At the moment every estate that needs Probate...
01/09/21Investing for income
By Louis Wood, investment manager at Irwin Mitchell The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in February last year saw swathes of...
26/08/21What are the changes private client experts should be aware of?
As we head into autumn and with the Chancellor’s statement looming on the horizon, there’s been a flurry of changes for private client...
25/08/21Ingenious Media: film partnership taxpayers win in the Court of Appeal
By Liz Beadsley, Chartered Tax Advisor & Manager - Partner in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell After a long-running...
23/08/21