Why Norsta?

If you miss paying your personal tax payment, HMRC are quick to issue penalties. How much could you be charged? Normal Rules HMRC charge automatic…

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is an interesting tax and a relatively new one as well. It was introduced in 1965 by the Labour Chancellor, James…

This is a relatively new allowance which first became available in the year 2015/16. Unlike other reliefs it is a transfer of excess allowances from…

This is an interesting one that is often overlooked. The tax legislation makes provision for staff or director remuneration to be paid up to nine…

All a bit of a pain but the worst is yet to come… The EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive is now being implemented. Most of…

Here’s another interesting example about business property relief (BPR), a most valuable inheritance tax concession. It is based on a true story and underlines the…

Here’s a recent tax case that underlines some basic tax principles. It concerns a lady by the name of Ageela who lived at 132 Shaggy…

The Government has just published a report entitled “Building a Trusted Modern Tax Administration System” in which it sets out its roadmap for making tax…

Did you know… Chargeable lifetime transfers by individuals into most types of trust could potentially give rise to an IHT liability at the lifetime rate…

Successive UK governments have positively encouraged charitable giving in recent years by providing generous income tax and corporation tax relief to donors, donees and sometimes…