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     Why would a testrix leave a gift of no value to a prominent person in her life?

    Why would a testrix leave a gift of no value to a prominent person in her life?

    June 8, 2022

    The case of Beasant v Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind and others [2022] EWHC 1319 highlights that the law is something of an ass.

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       Whither the IHT 205

      Whither the IHT 205

      May 18, 2022

      The IHT 205 has effectively been abolished for deaths on or after 1 January 2022 because the Office of Tax Simplification saw it as duplicating the effort of PRs. 

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         Ambiguity – the fly in a Will’s ointment

        Ambiguity – the fly in a Will’s ointment

        April 10, 2022

        A sound footing makes for a sound Will. Time spent on taking good instructions and making proper attendance notes is time well spent.

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           Dividend income received by trustees from PRs – How to return it correctly

          Dividend income received by trustees from PRs – How to return it correctly

          March 11, 2022

          When a testator dies leaving a discretionary trust over residue, how are the trustees to return this income for the relevant tax year?

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             Who Pays For Trust Registration?

            Who Pays For Trust Registration?

            February 14, 2022

            As firms gear up to register non-taxable trusts in large numbers the question is, who will be paying the firm’s fees for acting as agent for the trust in undertaking the registration.

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               Getting Digital Right

              Getting Digital Right

              January 18, 2022

              Private client Practitioners have had to flex to accommodate the government’s digital changes. How does this leave your firm’s current business model?

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                 The Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

                The Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

                December 7, 2021

                These regulations update which estates are excepted from the need to provide a full IHT account (the IHT 400) on a person’s death.

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                   Thriving As A Lawyer In The Fourth Industrial Revolution

                  Thriving As A Lawyer In The Fourth Industrial Revolution

                  November 18, 2021

                  Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum suggests we have already entered the Fourth Industrial Revolution. How do we lawyers thrive in such an era?

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                     Probate Online course – Upskilling, refreshing old knowledge or switching disciplines – it’s for you!

                    Probate Online course – Upskilling, refreshing old knowledge or switching disciplines – it’s for you!

                    October 18, 2021

                    Now with the wonders of the internet, we can present to you a 10 module Probate course to download and work through at your own pace.

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                       Should assisted dying be permitted?

                      Should assisted dying be permitted?

                      September 15, 2021

                      What is your view? Should a terminally ill person be able to arrange for assistance to die at a time and place of their choosing?

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