Scary tax planning in a changing world
jon
February 14, 2010
Business, cash, dishonest, dividend, HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, income shifting, National Insurance, pension, planning
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I cannot remember a time when the tax regime in Britain was in a position of such flux. As we know the cost of the banking crisis and the recession has cost the government, or at least UK plc dearly. There is a huge deficit to be made up, exacerbated by the futile policy of reducing VAT from 17.5% to 15% for thirteen months. There is talk that after the election whoever is in power will have to raise VAT to 20%. There is not much we can do to mitigate this in advance, and from the Government’s point of … Continue Reading
