Tax & Trust
FT: Lib Dems' 'mansion tax' returns
Taxes will be increased on expensive houses, allowing the government to fulfil its longer-term promise to scrap the 50p income tax rate, Nick Clegg has said
Budget 2011: Tackling Tax Avoidance
To show that the Government is serious about tax avoidance, it published a Tackling Tax Avoidance paper alongside the Budget, says Sophie McBain
Budget 2011: Expert reaction and analysis
Check back here for expert reaction and analysis in the wake of the Budget
Budget 2011: Liveblog
We will be liveblogging the 2011 Budget from Chancellor George Osborne from 12 noon on 23 March. Check back here for live updates and expert analysis from wealth managers and the Spear's team. I will also be tweeting at twitter.com/joshspero.
London retains top spot as financial centre
In the biannual Global Financial Centres Index, London has retained the top spot, which it has held since the survey started in 2007
The Power of Ja
What would you say to the removal of government from the money-making process, along with the economists? Total madness, surely? Robert Hutchinson’s not so sure
So Last Century!
International tax laws are at least 100 years out of date. The world has moved on — it’s high time they did too, says Martyn Gowar
Breaking up is hard to do
You may think you've divorced yourself from the UK, but the taxman sees it differently. Glen Atchison and Dhana Sabanathan explain
Spear's Wealth Management Awards: Winners
Click here to see the winners, nominees and guests from the 2010 Awards
Rum Business or Jamaican Fizz?
Jamaica wants to become the Caribbean’s next big investment magnet. Think about it and you’ll realise that’s not as unlikely as it might sound, says William Cash
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
Q
Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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