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John Woolley

John Woolley is a director of Trustee Support Services Ltd (TSS). This company assists trustees to register their trusts on the TRS. TSS can be contacted by email at contact@trusteesupportservices.com. John is also the author of Financial planning with trusts, published by Claritax Books.


 

ARTICLES
JOHN WOOLLEY explains how to make the most of the anti-avoidance rules for trusts
What is the date of payment for the purposes of claiming relief on employers’ pension scheme contributions? JOHN WOOLLEY reports
Bare trusts and minors and chargeable events — an HMRC clarification. JOHN WOOLLEY explains
JOHN WOOLLEY provides an update on life policyholder taxation
It's not only individuals who take out insurance. JOHN WOOLLEY explains forthcoming changes to the taxation of life assurance policies held by companies
JOHN WOOLLEY provides an inheritance tax update on life assurance trusts.
JOHN WOOLLEY explains how pension death benefits can be made more tax efficient.

Still Uncertain

The tax treatment of life policies in trust is examined by JOHN WOOLLEY.

 

Pre-Owned Assets Tax

 

 

 

Loans and Gifts

 

 

 

JOHN WOOLLEY reviews the effect of the pre-owned assets tax charge on life policies held in trust.

 

 

 

JOHN WOOLLEY LLB, FCII, FTII warns of the liabilities that can lurk in some pension tax traps.

APPROVED PENSION SCHEMES have a number of tax advantages, one of which is that lump sum death benefits are free of inheritance tax. However, this is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and there are some tax traps to be wary of. This article looks at the relevant issues as far as personal and stakeholder pension arrangements are concerned, and references to a personal pension plan include a stakeholder plan.

JOHN WOOLLEY LLB, FCII, FTII   of Technical Connection provides an update on insurance-based tax planning.

THERE HAS BEEN a number of important developments recently with regard to insurance based inheritance tax planning and this article is therefore intended to provide an update on the current position.

 

Spousal interest trusts

 

JOHN WOOLLEY LLB, FCII, FTII of Technical Connection completes his round-up of the insurance-based products available to the tax planner.

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