Pre-nuptial agreement and wills
As the popularity of pre-nuptial agreements increases the private client team at Stephens Scown highlights…
April 9, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Business Tax Changes – Here we go again!
The hot weather and the excitement of recent sporting events has not prevented the Government…
April 9, 2020 By Stephens Scown
When there’s a Will there’s a way!
Recent studies have shown that people aged 55 and over are 3 times more likely…
April 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Update Your Will – Make a New Will
Make it your New Years resolution to make a Will or update your existing Will…
March 30, 2020 By Janet Porter
Death Rate of Inheritance Tax – Death duties to be reduced?
The death rate of Inheritance Tax (IHT) as been set at 40% for many years. …
March 30, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
Couples Wills – Bereavement issues for unmarried couples
According to the Office of National Statistics as of 2014 cohabiting couple families were the…
March 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Estate Planning: Administering an estate – a case study
The case of Usher & Perkins v HMRC reported in the last few days contains…
March 10, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
Inheritance Planning: Reducing your inheritance tax bill by giving to charity
If your estate is worth over the inheritance tax nil rate band (currently £325,000) when…
March 10, 2020 By Janet Porter
The Importance of Members’ Agreements: Death and the LLP
The initials “LLP” are increasingly found at the end of business names, including our own…
March 10, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) reforms leave vulnerable at risk
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in July 2015 put in place new simpler…
February 26, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Trustees – do you have an inheritance tax liability?
It seems a long time ago but in March 2006 there was a major change…
January 31, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
All I have I share with you… but not the yacht.
Many marine businesses are family run and more often than not, the family’s priority is…
August 19, 2019 By Kirstin Sibley