We recently teamed up with friend of the Assembly, Steve Sayer of Utmost International, to record a three-part series of special Assemblies. Each one-hour session explores the issues affecting tax and tax planning, and offers practical ideas that paraplanners can consider for their firms’ clients.
In the first part of the series, Steve looked back at the last two budgets – the ‘mini-budget’ in September 2022 and spring Budget in March 2023 – to demonstrate the cumulative effect of ‘stealth’ tax rises and explore strategies to alleviate their effects.
In this episode, Steve explores the potential for loan trusts to feature in inheritance tax planning – especially in the wake of the freezes in nil rate and residence nil rate bands announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer earlier this year.
Perhaps typecast as a bit of a ‘slow burn’ option in the past, Steve reveals the surprising flexibility that loan trusts offer clients. For instance, offering the ability to begin inheritance tax planning but not cutting off access to cash.
While the inheritance tax advantages of a loan trust may not be so significant initially, the growth of the funds outside the estate over time can accumulate to a substantial amount, providing future planning flexibility.
If you’re handling cases where clients are weighing up planning opportunities for inheritance tax, this is the special Assembly for you.
We’ve ‘chapterised’ the video above so you can navigate the video however you’d like – and provided the slide number/s too for easy reference.
To download a PDF version of Steve’s slidedeck, just tap the link below. You can also download a CPD certificate as a record of viewing the recording, and links to other resources mentioned during the recording.
CPD, downloads and links
Slides: Planning with loan trusts (opens a PDF in a new browser tab)
We recently teamed up with friend of the Assembly, Steve Sayer of Utmost Wealth International, to record a three-part series of special Assemblies. Each one-hour session explores the issues affecting tax and tax planning, and offers practical ideas that paraplanners can consider for their firms’ clients.
In the first part of the series, Steve takes a look back at the last two budgets – the ‘mini-budget’ in September 2022 and Spring Budget in March 2023 – to demonstrate the cumulative effect of ‘stealth’ tax rises and explore strategies to alleviate their effects.
During the hour-long talk he deals with changes in income tax, capital gains tax, corporation tax, and inheritance tax.
Just hit play (above) to watch here or watch it on Vimeo. Alternatively, you can listen to Steve because his talk is also the latest episode of our podcast.
We’ve ‘chapterised’ the video above so you can navigate the video however you’d like – and provided the slide number/s too for easy reference.
To download a PDF version of Steve’s slidedeck, just tap the link below. You can also download a CPD certificate as a record of viewing the recording, and links to other resources mentioned during the recording.
CPD, downloads and links
Slides: Post-April 2023 personal tax changes (opens a PDF in a new browser tab)
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As paraplanners enter their busiest time of year, we invited Transact’s head of technical services, Brian Radbone, to share his top tips as we hurtle towards the 5 April tax year end deadline.
In just 13 minutes host, Richard Allum, and Brian cram in top tips covering pensions, income tax, ISAs, CGT, bonds and IHT.
Recorded on 2 March 2023
James Jones-Tinsley of Barnett Waddingham joins host, Richard Allum, for a second short video in which James translates old pensions jargon into something more understandable for today’s paraplanners.
Want to see Part One? Here’s the link: A plain English guide to old pensions jargon: Part One