Dividends paid by overseas companies fell less sharply than their UK counterparts in the second quarter of the year. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on corporate dividends has been... read more →
The Supreme Court has handed down a long-awaited decision on a complex case. Mrs Staveley died in December 2006, but it was only in August 2020 that the Supreme Court... read more →
The main US stock market index hit several new all-time highs in August. So far, the US has had a difficult 2020: Its performance in the battle against Covid-19 has... read more →
HMRC has published some interesting research into capital gains tax (CGT). Here are three CGT questions for you to ponder: How many individuals made enough capital gains in 2018/19 to... read more →
As autumn arrives, the next Budget is not far away. 2020 will see something that normally only occurs when an election is imminent: two Budgets in one calendar year. The... read more →
Dividends paid by UK companies dropped dramatically in the second quarter of the year. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on dividend payments has been highlighted by recent research from... read more →
More arguments about wills are reaching the High Court. A recent report from the Ministry of Justice revealed that, last year in England and Wales, 188 cases involving contested wills... read more →
The latest statistics on ISAs have emerged, showing nearly ÂŁ270bn is held in cash. Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) reached their 20th birthday in April last year. Somewhat belatedly, HMRC has... read more →
The Chancellor’s Summer Statement introduced temporary changes in stamp duty land tax on homes, which prompted similar – but not identical – changes in Scotland and Wales. In his Statement... read more →
The Chancellor has asked the Office of Tax Simplification to review capital gains tax (CGT). Within a week of giving his Summer Statement, the Chancellor wrote to the Office of... read more →
