Philip Fisher
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22nd Nov 2023
Few surprises as Chancellor announces NIC changes
As prefigured in the series of advance interviews and far from subtle leaks to the media, some of the biggest changes in Jeremy Hunt’s 2023...
HMRC & policy
3rd Nov 2023
Can ISAs hold differential shares?
For the most part, interest in the topic of differential shares in ISAs has been largely limited to those working in obscure departments at...
Finance & strategy
24th Oct 2023
Who would benefit from the proposed ISA reforms?
In the run-up to the Autumn Statement, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has indicated a desire to widen the scope of individual...
Personal tax
22nd Sep 2023
The finances of politics: What's in the party accounts?
For reasons buried deep in political history, where funding for candidates to be President of the United States now runs into billions –...
HMRC & policy
14th Sep 2023
Alan Sugar blames accountants for £186m tax bill
When it comes to making money, Alan Sugar is so good that he was honoured with a seat in the House of Lords. However, alleged attempts to...
Personal tax
4th Aug 2023
IHT: Determining deceased’s domicile of choice
That was the situation in the recent first tier tribunal case of Ameet Shah (as executor of the estate of Anantrai Maneklal Shah deceased)...
Personal tax
30th May 2023
Wombat financial wrangle goes to tribunal
The case of Moore vs HMRC ( TC0886 ) focused on an arrangement involving restricted stock units (RSUs) connected to the 2007 sale of a UK...
Personal tax
17th Nov 2022
Jeremy Hunt: Messiah or messer?
When he stepped up to the plate after the financial markets roundly rejected his predecessor’s Growth Plan, Jeremy Hunt was hailed as the...
HMRC & policy
23rd Sep 2022
Investment zones and red-tape removal drive Kwarteng’s ‘new era for Britain’
In a press release issued the night before the mini-Budget, newly appointed Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng promised “a new era for Britain”...
HMRC & policy
23rd Sep 2022
New government rolls the dice with mini-Budget
Known officially as the Growth Plan 2022 , Kwarteng’s mini-Budget or fiscal event sets the country on a different course – one which...
HMRC & policy