by johnireland | Tax Talk
What Has Changed? From 6 April 2026, the combined allowance for Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief is capped at £2.5 million per person. Above that figure, the relief drops from 100% to 50%, creating an effective inheritance tax rate of 20% on...
by johnireland | Articles
A Relief That Once Had No Limit Now Has One For decades, Business Property Relief (BPR) was one of the most generous inheritance tax reliefs available in the UK. Qualifying business assets — shares in unquoted trading companies, interests in partnerships, sole trader...
by johnireland | Tax Talk
The Tax Problem Many Parents Accidentally Create When Adding Children to Property Ownership Why “putting the house in the children’s names” can create far more problems than families expect. Key Insight Adding children to a property title is often seen as a simple...
by johnireland | Tax Talk
Many business owners focus on corporation tax efficiency while overlooking how director loan accounts can quietly create estate planning complications, family disputes and avoidable HMRC scrutiny later in life. Director loan accounts rarely attract attention during...
by johnireland | Tax Talk
Delays in financial decision-making can quietly create tax exposure that would otherwise have been avoidable. A pattern often emerges when reviewing the financial histories of successful business owners: strong earnings, disciplined reinvestment, and then,...
