PROBATE – DO IT YOURSELF OR APPOINT A PROFESSIONAL?
A charitable trust or foundation is a legal organisation which can be set up by anyone who has decided that [...]
WHAT IS THIS NEW RESIDENCE NIL RATE BAND ALL ABOUT?
This is a new inheritance tax relief on a main residence (not to be confused with the transferable nil rate [...]
MAKING A TRUST
Trusts are used when an individual or two or more individuals (in trust terms, “the settlor” or “settlors”) arrange for [...]
LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY V DEPUTY ORDERS
Lasting Powers of Attorneys and deputyships are legal methods by which decisions can be made for persons lacking mental capacity.
WHY A CHARITABLE TRUST?
A charitable trust or foundation is a legal organisation which can be set up by anyone who has decided that [...]
THE TEACO GUIDANCE ON LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY™
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a formal arrangement created by a deed in which one person (“the donor”) [...]
THE TEACO DIY WILLS WARNING™
As tempting as it may be to make a DIY Will to keep costs down, the consequences of such action [...]
THE TEACO GUIDANCE ON MAKING A WILL™
Benjamin Franklin once said: “There is nothing so certain in this life as death and taxes”.
WHAT IS THE TRANSFERABLE NIL RATE BAND?
When a spouse or civil partner dies leaving a surviving spouse or civil partner, and part or all of their nil [...]
HOW CAN YOU MAKE A GIFT OF 10% OF YOUR ESTATE TO CHARITY IN YOUR WILL AND ENSURE YOUR BENEFICIARIES A REDUCED INHERITANCE TAX RATE OF 36%?
Any gifts you make to a 'qualifying' charity - during your lifetime or in your will - will be exempt [...]
LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY V DEPUTY ORDERS
Lasting Powers of Attorneys and deputyships are legal methods by which decisions can be made for persons lacking mental capacity. [...]
