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FT.com - Tax
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FT.com - Tax
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Inflation-beating Isa closes
Huge demand from savers has prompted the withdrawal of the only account that guaranteed a return over inflation
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IHT ruling spells relief for landowners
Traditional estate landowners were given good news last week after a tax tribunal in Scotland rejected an appeal from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) that could have landed many rural estates with huge inheritance tax (IHT) bills
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Windfall Isa investors forced to sell bank shares
Tens of thousands of investors with Fidelity, one of the biggest Isa managers, are being forced to sell their shares in a number of widely held banks after the fund manager announced the closure of its Windfall Isa
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Wealth Questions - How to save for son's school fees
We looked at investing via a "bare trust" to make use of our son's tax allowances, but were told this would not allow us as trustees to withdraw the funds. Are there other tax-efficient ways to save?
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Wealth questions - Can I avoid CGT on paintings?
Several years ago, I bought two paintings for a few hundred pounds. But I recently had them valued at about £120,000. I had been planning to give them to my son. Are there any CGT implications if I do this?
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Deal of the Week - Inflation-beating Isa
National Counties Building Society is offering a cash Isa paying a guaranteed return over inflation
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CGT concessions given to investors
Higher-rate taxpayers can use losses crystallised before the recent June Budget to avoid CGT at the new higher rate of 28 per cent, rather than having those losses set against pre-Budget gains taxable at 18 per cent
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How to get value out of loss-making shares
While the stock market has recovered 50 per cent from last year's low – and even the crisis-hit banks have returned to profit – private investors could still be sitting on heavy share losses
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Wealth questions - What IHT is there on joint tenancy?
My wife and I are joint tenants with our daughter in her main property. What would happen to this stake - and how would it be taxed - on the death of the first of us oldies?
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Taxman calls in the debt collector
HM Revenue & Customs is using four private companies to pursue tax bills of £300-£2,000
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