For the last 15 years I have worked abroad and as such I have been a non-resident and non-taxpayer in the UK for nearly all of the time away. Due to ill health, it is unlikely that I will be able to continue to work when I return to the UK. I will have to rely ... Continue Reading

For the last 15 years I have worked abroad (Norway 2 years and Japan 13 years) and will return to the UK next year due to ill health. It is unlikely that I will be able to continue to work when I return to the UK. I have been a non-resident and non-taxpayer in ... Continue Reading

My father was in a fortunate enough position to buy me my first flat, mortgage free, 3 years ago. He listed us both as joint tenants at the time of purchase to be sure if I died it would return to his ownership rather than a future partner. He does not benefit ... Continue Reading

Hello, Next tax year I will not be living in the UK anymore, the country i'm moving to I will not be paying any tax on any income that is not earned in that country. I will be working for 3 companies in the US, in Canada and in the UK. Will I need to pay tax on ... Continue Reading

Hello, I earn a regular salary in addition to some casual freelance stuff. My question is, I completed work for a company between October and March 2015, and they didn't end up paying me until mid June 2016. Do I have to declare this as income for the 2016-2017 ... Continue Reading

My wife and I are 85 and after April 5 next year we will still have a small sum (decreasing as I purchase AIM shares) of IHT when the last of us dies. We have a son and a daughter as dependants who will have an equal share of our estate. We own a property worth ... Continue Reading

My foreign born and resident father died in 2007 and his estate (net value in Stg at todays exchange rate approx £50k of which property, a retirement cottage, was approx £47k) was settled into trust in his country of residence solely to ensure that my mother ... Continue Reading

On getting married in January I have transferred ownership of some rental properties on a 50:50 basis using a Declaration of Trust to my wife. How am I going to comply with the settlements rules: Part one, OK as the gift is without reservation. Part two a bit ... Continue Reading