Events

More from IBC's 4th Annual Private Client Tax Conference on 4 July, reported by MATTHEW HUTTON.

Pensions: the tax-free lump sum

IBC's Fourth Annual Private Client Tax Conference — London 4 July 2005, reported by MATTHEW HUTTON.

Speakers quoted:

Sarah Dunn — Pump Court Tax Chambers
Catriona Syed — Charles Russell
William Massey QC 

LexisNexis Butterworths conference, 11 May 2005, 'Tax Planning after the New Disclosure Rules', reported by Ralph P Ray CTA (Fellow), BSc(Econ), TEP, solicitor,tax consultant with Wilsons of Salisbury.

Speakers: 
Patrick Cannon LLB, BCL, CTA(Fellow), Barrister, 24 Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn
Ray McCann formerly Head of HM Revenue & Customs Avoidance Intelligence Unit
Paul Morton FTII, then Head of Tax, Oil Products — Royal Dutch/Shell Group, now Head of Group Tax, Reed Elsevier plc

TaxAid conference: Tax Planning for the Family and Family Company, 1 July 2005, reported by REBECCA CAVE FCA, CTA, director of Taxwriter Ltd.

LexisNexis conference — Tax planning for pre-owned assets 23 February 2005. Conference reported by Keith Gordon MA (Oxon), ACA, CTA, Barrister

Speakers quoted:
Jeremy Woolf, Barrister, Pump Court Tax Chambers
James Henderson, Barrister, Pump Court Tax Chambers
Matthew Hutton MA (Oxon), CTA (Fellow), AIIT, TEP
Ralph Ray BSc (Econ), CTA (Fellow), TEP, Solicitor, consultant with Wilsons
Ian Maston, Director, Estate Planning and Trusts,
Chiltern plc

CLT conference 'Capital Tax Planning for the Family Home',
17 May 2005, central London, reported by Matthew Hutton.

Speakers quoted:
Andrew Richens, director of technical tax development for Bishop Fleming.
Samantha O'Sullivan, partner, Thring Townsend.
Chris Whitehouse, barrister of 5 Stone Buildings.
Sarah Dunn, barrister of Pump Court Tax Chambers.
John Barnett, partner, Burges Salmon.

Reported by RALPH RAY CTA (Fellow) TEP BSc(Econ) solicitor consultant with Wilsons.

STEP Symposium — Trusts and International Tax Treaties, 6 — 7 April 2005, reported by KEITH GORDON MA (Oxon) ACA CTA Barrister

Speakers quoted:

TaxAid Property Investors' Conference held on 27 February 2005, reported by Rebecca Cave FCA CTA, director of Taxwriter Ltd.

Speakers quoted:

Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Conference

Speakers quoted:

Martyn Mellor , NCIS Revenue Team

Mark Young , an accountant at the Inland Revenue's Service Delivery Support

CLT Conference 3 February 2005. Speakers quoted: Chris Whitehouse, barrister, 5 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn Emma Chamberlain, barrister of the same Chambers. Reported by Ralph Ray CTA(Fellow), TEP, BSc(Econ), solicitor consultant to Wilsons of Salisbury (www.wilsonslaw.com) Note: The expected Regulations and Guidance Notes were not yet available at the conference. Unless otherwise stated paragraph references are to FA 2004 Schedule 15.

Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Conference CIOT London Branch 10 February 2005 Speaker quoted: Bill Telford, BA FCA, National Training Director at Baker Tilly More points from this conference will follow in a subsequent issue.