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The news that the Government planned to tighten up the rules around Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) was met with dismay when it was announced in last year’s Autumn Budget. The plans would mean only up to £1 million of qualifying agricultural or business assets could be passed on at the […]

Over 20,000 freelancers and contractors that used offshore-based umbrella schemes to disguise their income over the last 20 years will have to repay an average of £50,000 in unpaid taxes, HMRC says. Responding to a deadline of 31st May to register earnings held or managed in these trusts, almost 21,000 people had declared their involvement […]