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Key Components of Estate Planning

The goal of estate planning is to ensure that wealth and assets are transferred efficiently, minimising the potential for disputes, and ensuring financial stability for heirs or beneficiaries. The key components of estate planning are: Wills A will is a…

Key Components of a Succession Plan

Identification of Successors Who will take over? Identifies the people or entities that will assume leadership or ownership roles in the future, whether they are family members, employees, or external individuals. Development of Successors Training and mentoring. Ensures that potential…

Inheritance Tax (IHT) on farmland

Inheritance Tax (IHT) on farmland can create significant financial challenges for farming families looking to pass their land and business to the next generation. With IHT charged at 40% on estates exceeding the £325,000 threshold, farmers must plan carefully to…

The Structure

Within the United Kingdom’s fiscal system, the distinction between tax planning and tax avoidance has become increasingly nuanced. Legislative complexity, judicial activism, and public scrutiny have blurred the boundary between lawful tax mitigation and behaviour deemed abusive. Yet, at the…