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...HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver said that most of the money would pay for a review of advised sales by Grant Thornton. About £18m is earmarked to compensate affected customers....
...News Corp has nominated Álvaro Uribe, the former president of Colombia, and Elaine Chao, George W....
...Elaine McMahon, principal, says in an age when more than 1m under-25s are unemployed, colleges must help students create work for themselves....
...A third of respondents to the Grant Thornton survey said they had knowledge of hidden assets but were unable to rely on any documents that had been obtained....
...A study six years ago by accountancy group Grant Thornton found that more than three-quarters of all adverts published by financial services companies did not meet the standards set by the FSA....
...The appointments of Álvaro Uribe, former president of Colombia, and Elaine Chao, George W. Bush’s labour secretary, have not satisfied all critics....
...“This is complication, not simplification,” said Richard Proctor, partner at Grant Thornton. “The tax scheme is being changed to fix an anomaly within the benefit system....
...However, in July, Grant Thornton, the administrator, estimated the final bill to taxpayers could reach €1.6bn owing to losses at the company’s UK operation....
...But Richard Proctor, tax partner at Grant Thornton, said the measure would not make a huge difference to motorists’ behaviour....
...Kiddicare, which sells cots, push chairs, toys and nappies online and from a flagship store in Peterborough, will continue to trade separately under the direction of Scott and Elaine Weavers-Wright, members...
...across some parts of England, however the reality is that many households are still left with little or no equity in their homes,” said Mike Gerrard, a personal insolvency partner at financial adviser Grant Thornton...
...Richard Proctor, tax partner at Grant Thornton, says vehicles that incur capital gains tax rather than income tax have become the holy grail....
...indebted households on low incomes who find themselves in limbo, unable to meet debt repayments or afford the £495 price tag of a bankruptcy, according to Mike Gerrard, head of personal insolvency at Grant Thornton...
...Women who paid the “married woman’s stamp” will also not be able to take advantage of the offer, said Mike Warburton, senior tax partner at Grant Thornton....
...Landlords will normally be notified of a visit seven days in advance, but in exceptional circumstances no notice need be given, said financial adviser Grant Thornton....
...bonds can still serve a purpose for those who are higher-rate taxpayers while working, but anticipate paying basic-rate tax in the future when they retire, says Mike Warburton, senior tax partner at Grant Thornton...
...“The offer of cashback is a step beyond anything we have seen in IVA advertising in the last few years,” said Mike Gerrard, head of personal insolvency at Grant Thornton....
...Investors in Dobbies Garden Centres, for example, receive 10 per cent off garden products, while holders of at least 200 Thorntons’ shares receive £34 worth of vouchers a year....
...Gary Ashford, tax investigations director at Grant Thornton, said the Revenue’s approach towards offshore account holders was indicative of the increased powers announced in last week’s Budget to carry...
...Many of the Budget avoidance rules will apply to only a few niche areas, says Richard Proctor at Grant Thornton, such as under-valued employee shares bought before the mid-1980s....
...Whether or not a second amnesty does occur, Grant Thornton advises anyone who has not yet come forward to do so now. ....
...There are a number of new sites such as this opening, says Richard Proctor at Grant Thornton. Most offer extra information on how to fill in forms and extra detail on specific areas....
...It is also important, says Mike Warburton, senior tax partner at Grant Thornton, to remember that foreign property is not beyond the reach of the UK tax system....
...Steven Quest, partner at Grant Thornton, said it was “an astonishing move dressed up as a simplification”, while the Conservatives accused Labour of “destroying the incentive for hundreds of thousands of...
...Richard Proctor, tax partner at Grant Thornton, said: “This radical overhaul to CGT is generally good news for private investors, with a few notable exceptions....
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