Could you Legally save £100,000’s on your estate? In the last tax year, £6.1bn was paid to HMRC in Inheritance Tax (IHT) payments - £700m higher than the previous tax year and according to the Office for Budget Responsibility Economic & Fiscal outlook, this figure...
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The environment and climate change has been a hot topic over the last few years. In 2021, more than ever before, environmental and socially responsible issues are at the forefront of the investment landscape. Whilst the practice of ESG Investing has been around since...
Changes to the Trust Registration Service (TRS)?
What is the Trust Registration Service (TRS)? The Trust Registration Service (TRS) was introduced in June 2017 as a result of the 4th Money Laundering Directive (‘4MLD’) to gather more information about trusts in a drive towards more transparency and to enforce...
Pension Scams: £30m Lost Since 2017!
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Relevant Life Cover
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Hawsons makes history after 165 years in business
Hawsons Chartered Accountants is 165 years old Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John Hewett....
Hawsons Wealth Management have TWO Chartered Advisers
Hawsons Wealth management have TWO Chartered Advisers Natasha Fathers PETR CertLTCP Adv DipFA Chartered ALIBF becomes the latest adviser within Hawsons Wealth Management Limited to gain the Advanced Diploma in financial services and now joins Nigel Smith CeMAP CeRER...
Brexit: impact on investments, pensions and tax
Brexit: impact on investment, pensions and tax On 23rd June 2016 the UK voted to leave the European Union. Brexit has created an air of uncertainty and no one really knows what’s coming next or what it could all mean in the long term; however, many individuals are...
How can careful estate planning reduce inheritance tax?
Could you Legally save £100,000’s on your estate? In the last tax year, £6.1bn was paid to HMRC in Inheritance Tax (IHT) payments - £700m higher than the previous tax year and according to the Office for Budget Responsibility Economic & Fiscal outlook, this figure...
Factors driving the evolution of investing
The environment and climate change has been a hot topic over the last few years. In 2021, more than ever before, environmental and socially responsible issues are at the forefront of the investment landscape. Whilst the practice of ESG Investing has been around since...
Changes to the Trust Registration Service (TRS)?
What is the Trust Registration Service (TRS)? The Trust Registration Service (TRS) was introduced in June 2017 as a result of the 4th Money Laundering Directive (‘4MLD’) to gather more information about trusts in a drive towards more transparency and to enforce...