I received a surprise email from a Solicitor contact of mine, asking me to give tax advice to a client who was selling some land. The surprise wasn't that someone was actually selling land in the current climate, but that a Solicitor had realised that there was tax at stake and remembered to ask … [Read more...]
A victory on Penalties (This is not a football story)
Despite what my sons would have you believe, the golf links are not the only courses that I go on. I was at a tax course at Haydock Park Races a few months ago listening to the wonderful Amanda Fisher and she was talking about the new HMRC penalty regime following tax enquiries. This struck, a chord … [Read more...]
The benefit of a blog
With the possible exception of Stephen Fry and Lady Gaga, I am sure that most bloggers have times when they wonder if anyone is even reading their blog, let alone taking any notice. If they do, then I am not alone (and if they don’t, then I need to up my anti-paranoia medicine). Imagine my … [Read more...]
I am working…honest.
They say that no business is ever done on a golf course. But there are few better places to meet people who you MIGHT do business with in the future, than a golf course. That is why I joined Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Golf Society and here is a brief video of what it's all about. I … [Read more...]
Can you trust a Trust?
Co-incidentally, following my last blog, yet another Trust issue has arisen. When I first met the solicitor in Stockport who specialises in trust and estate planning about 3 months ago, although we’d had a very interesting discussion about how, despite recent tax changes, trusts still have a place … [Read more...]