Business Tax Changes – Here we go again!
The hot weather and the excitement of recent sporting events has not prevented the Government…
April 9, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Update Your Will – Make a New Will
Make it your New Years resolution to make a Will or update your existing Will…
March 30, 2020 By Janet Porter
Death Rate of Inheritance Tax – Death duties to be reduced?
The death rate of Inheritance Tax (IHT) as been set at 40% for many years. …
March 30, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
Couples Wills – Bereavement issues for unmarried couples
According to the Office of National Statistics as of 2014 cohabiting couple families were the…
March 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Estate Planning: Administering an estate – a case study
The case of Usher & Perkins v HMRC reported in the last few days contains…
March 10, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
Inheritance Planning: Reducing your inheritance tax bill by giving to charity
If your estate is worth over the inheritance tax nil rate band (currently £325,000) when…
March 10, 2020 By Janet Porter
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) reforms leave vulnerable at risk
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in July 2015 put in place new simpler…
February 26, 2020 By Stephens Scown
All I have I share with you… but not the yacht.
Many marine businesses are family run and more often than not, the family’s priority is…
August 19, 2019 By Kirstin Sibley
Saving a client over £880,000
Applying a little-used Inheritance Tax Act exemption has allowed our private client Cornwall team to…
March 5, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Contesting a Will: questions of approval and allegations of dominance
Earlier this year, the High Court’s decision in Gupta v Gupta and others provided an…
December 5, 2018 By James Burrows
Remember a charity in your Will Week
Most individuals have at least one charity which is close to their heart. For some…
February 7, 2018 By Stephens Scown
The importance of end of life decisions
Everyone wants choice and control over their lives, especially when they are seriously ill, worried…
February 7, 2018 By Stephens Scown