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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:11:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/faefceba-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/faefceba-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlBuyers of £500,000-plus homes and owners of second properties may be able to avoid potential tax rises in the pre-Budget report on December 9 by taking action nowFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:56:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/fa5c1e18-d440-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fa5c1e18-d440-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlJust 27 taxpayers have registered with HMRC since the Liechtenstein Disclosure facility was opened on September 1. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd8cc26c-d20c-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd8cc26c-d20c-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe union will argue that the government should repair the UK's public finances by making those who earned more during the economic boom pay a fairer share of taxMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:20:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/cf7e4434-d03d-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/cf7e4434-d03d-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's wealthiest families are shifting out of equties in the wake of the financial crisis, according to a survey of family offices and advisers of the super-richFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:42:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/2cf38eb2-cd5a-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2cf38eb2-cd5a-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlNon-taxpayers can reclaim money on savings that were taxed at the wrong level Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:31:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/aa7e1a46-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aa7e1a46-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlMore than 100,000 shareholders with Santander, the Spanish bank that owns Abbey and Alliance & Leicester, are receiving a tax boost to their latest dividends by taking the distribution in new shares rather than cashFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:16:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/8822a02e-cb08-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8822a02e-cb08-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlFar more people are turning to their bank manager and the internet for advice on estate planning – raising concerns from solicitors that the advice given may not be adequateFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:14:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ce85864c-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ce85864c-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlIndividuals' estates could be hit by thousands of pounds in fines after HM Revenue & Customs said it would take a tougher line on inheritance tax valuations, warns lawyers.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:55:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/1ec6fdf6-cb02-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1ec6fdf6-cb02-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlMy husband and I are rewriting our wills to leave our half-shares of the family home to our three adult children – rather than to each other. Is making them the executors of our wills sufficient control?Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:32:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/04faeb20-ca22-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/04faeb20-ca22-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlDanny Cox at Hargreaves Lansdown and Peter Nillist from law firm Clarke Willmott, answer readers' questions on how to write a will and minimise your iht bill Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:17:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8b8cb98-c956-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8b8cb98-c956-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlOffshore financial centres have a beneficial economic impact on neighbouring industrialised countries, according to a study commissioned in a bid to counter growing political pressure on tax havensWed, 4 Nov 2009 15:35:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/486ae0ce-c589-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/486ae0ce-c589-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlOur parents have "mirror" wills – leaving everything to each other. However, our mother has gone into a care home and my sister and I are concerned that, were our father to die, his assets would be taken by the local authority to pay for our mother's care. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:38:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5e5f4870-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5e5f4870-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlI am going through a divorce and my husband is asking me for a substantial settlement. What can I do to lessen the financial pain?Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:01:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/66559a02-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Ftaxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/66559a02-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlHave a will drawn up or updated for free by a choice of solicitors in return for a donation to charityFri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:08 +0100