Tax Table 2026
2nd December 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
Following the recent Budget please follow this link to our table summarising the tax rates for the 2026/27 tax year. As…
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Autumn Budget 2025
26th November 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
Not many surprises emerged from a budget whose detail was relentlessly leaked over the preceding days before being accidentally released in…
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How married couples can take advantage of the ‘50%:50%’ rental property rule
21st November 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
It is fairly common for one spouse (or civil partner) to want to share the taxation of rental income with their…
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Should Property 118 clients sell up?
31st October 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
We are being asked by quite a few Property 118 (‘P118’) clients to assist with ongoing enquiries. These enquiries all revolve…
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Don’t forget about BADR in transactions
17th October 2025
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief by Forbes Dawson
Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), previously known as Entrepreneurs’ Relief is possibly nearing extinction. It was not long ago that there…
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Do knee-jerk lump sum pension withdrawals make sense?
10th October 2025
Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
Once again we are in the season of ‘Budget madness’. This season will run all the way until 26 November 2025…
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Take out life insurance to mitigate inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions
3rd October 2025
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
From 6 April 2027 (if nothing changes) pension funds will be subject to 40% inheritance tax (IHT). Previously pensions were generally…
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Beware of ‘limitation of relief’ clauses in tax treaties
26th September 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
There are many tax treaties between the UK and various different countries. These are agreements between the countries about who has…
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What’s all this about Angela Rayner dodging stamp duty land tax (SDLT)?
5th September 2025
Posted in Articles, Property Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Forbes Dawson
This week Forbes Dawson have been heavily involved in discussing Angela Rayner’s recent tax blunder with various UK media outlets. We…
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Year-end Tax Planning 2025
7th March 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
As 5 April fast approaches, we are pleased to send you our annual helpful guide outlining the planning tips to consider…
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