PODCASTS
Gifts for Children - Post FA 2006
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aims: To review the options for gifts to children in Wills post FA 2006 and to enable you to discuss effectively the options and their IHT treatment with your clients
Outcome: You will be able to explain the IHT effect of the clauses used in a Will and suggest alternatives to meet your client’s objectives
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Collapsing Unwanted NRB
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aim: To provide practitioners with the know-how and means to collapse an unwanted Nil Rate Band discretionary trust in the light of the introduction of the transferable nil rate band
Outcome: Listeners will be aware of the tips and traps involved in the process of collapsing the unwanted discretionary trust
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Compliance & Penalties
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aim: To bring practitioners up to date with the changes to HMRC compliance powers and penalty regime for IHT
Outcome: Participants will be aware of the changes to the procedures and practice relating to IHT arising from the merger of the different compliance and penalty regimes
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Podcasts
If you are a solicitor in England & Wales listening to a podcast or audio file can count to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). It is a form of distance learning and you can do up to 75% of your CPD in this way. The beauty of using a podcast is that you can listen to it at any time via any computer or download it to your computer and listen to it over and over again if you want. It is rather like listening to a radio programme. There is no need to be in the office or have to travel to a lecture to gain your CPD.
If you just listen to a podcast each one counts for 30 minutes of unstructured CPD. If you wish to enhance the experience and test your understanding of the subject matter you can complete the accompanying test questionnaire. This is a really good way of improving your learning. You will automatically be provided with the results on-line and if you achieve or exceed the pass mark of 75% you will be entitled to treat the podcast experience as one hour of structured CPD.
To be able to listen to our podcasts you need to subscribe to our site. If you subscribe to the LawSkills site you accept the Terms of Website Use and the Terms of Sale. The podcasts are regularly reviewed. If they become out of date they will be removed from the site.
We appreciate feedback on the podcasts so do please complete the feedback form whether or not you choose to do the test questionnaire. If you have any requests for new podcast topics why not let us know by e-mail at admin@lawskills.co.uk
LawSkills Limited, as part of our accreditation, is required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to retain user download records, the test results and feedback form data for review by the Authority at any time. Our accreditation reference for your records is BMP/LASK.
How does it work
To listen to a podcast from your computer log on as a subscriber and make sure your sound system is on; then simply click on the podcast you want to hear.
There is a pencil icon to click on to access the test questionnaire. Complete the questionnaire on-line and you will be told instantly whether you have passed. Keep the results for your CPD records.
If you have appropriate software on your computer you can download a podcast and save it to your MP3 player. This would enable you to listen to the podcast anywhere. Click on the words ‘Download the podcast’ below your chosen podcast to instigate the download.
If you click on "Provide feedback on this podcast" you will access the feedback form. Please do complete it after you have listened to a podcast.
