Nearly 9.5 million households in Britain will have to pay inheritance tax. Whats the best way to avoid it? If youre administering an estate because someone has died how do you obtain probate? Is it ever possible to retrospectively minimize an estates tax liabilities? The Financial Times Guide to Inheritance Tax Probate & Estate Planning will help you navigate the complicated maze of inheritance tax probate & estate planning. Amanda Fisher tells you what to do when someone dies helps you deal with administrative affairs & distribute the estate to beneficiaries offers long-term strategies on how to protect your estate & minimize any potential inheritance tax liability including the use of trusts. The Financial Times Guide to Inheritance Tax Probate & Estate Planning: * Explains what to do when someone has died including how to register the death * Advises on the duties of executors & administrators & how to consider the validity of a will * Helps you apply for the grant of probate or letters of administration * Guides you through the completion of inheritance tax returns & how to calculate & pay any tax due * Provides advice on lifetime planning & illustrates ways to minimize potential inheritance tax liabilities The Financial Times Guide to Inheritance Tax Probate & Estate Planning will help you face the difficult task of dealing with an estate when someone has died. Youll learn the best way to manage the process of acquiring probate & complete the administration of the estate before distributing to the beneficiaries. You will also have an insight to the advantages of make a will & organizing your estate efficiently to minimize any future impact of inheritance tax including the use of trusts. The Financial Times Guide to Inheritance Tax Probate & Estate Planning covers: Registering a death The duties of the executors & administrators Consideration of the validity of a will Intestacy & partial intestacy Obtaining details of assets & liabilities Applying for the grant of probate & the letters of administration How income & gains are treated before & after the date of death Valuing property for inheritance tax Calculating the inheritance tax liability & completing the inheritance tax return forms Consideration of tax planning & deeds of variation Paying the inheritance tax Distributing the estate to the beneficiaries Lifetime planning to reduce an inheritance tax liability The benefits of making a Will Trusts Glossary of key terms ...

The Financial Times Guide to Investingis the definitive introduction to the art of successful stock market investing. Beginning with the very basics of why companies need investors & explaining what investors do Glen Arnold takes you through the practicalities of buying & selling shares. He describes different types of investment vehicles & advises you how you can be successful at picking companies understanding their accounts managing a sophisticated portfolio measuring performance & risk & setting up an investment club. The second edition of this bestselling introduction to investing explains how the financial markets operate shows you what you need to know to be successful & encourages you to follow & act on your own judgements. Thoroughly updated to help you invest with skill & confidence new sections include: * Online investing website information & tools including screenshots & virtual portfolios as well as computerised counterparty trading * Detailed updating of tax rates & legislation increases in ISA allowances & revisions to capital gains tax * A jargon-busting glossary to help you understand words phrases & investing concepts * Recent Financial Times articles & tables which illustrate & expand on case studies & examples * Up-to-date statistics on the returns you can expect on shares & bonds Investing can be profitable & fun & The Financial Times Guide to Investing 2nd edition explains step-by-step both the essentials of investing as well as describing how the financial markets really work. It details the practicalities of investing such as how to go about buying shares & describes the variety of financial securities you can buy from bonds & unit trusts through to exchange traded funds. Exploding the myths that only the wealthy can afford to buy & sell shares & showing you why you can be just as successful trading on your own as you would be by employing a fund manager this authoritative guide book will help you build a profitable personal financial portfolio. * What is investment * The rewards of investment * Understanding stock markets * Using the financial media * Buying & selling shares * Pooled investments * Investing in bonds * Futures & options * Financial spreadbetting * Analysing companies & industries * Mastering company reports & accounts * Key investment ratios & measures * Ticks of the accounting trade * Managing your portfolio * Mergers & takeovers * Taxation & investors * Measuring performance * Investor protection * Investment clubs ...

An excellent guide to the practical analysis of the value & risks of companies. Very well written & easy to comprehend whilst ...

Friendly advice on proper finch care Of all the birds kept as pets-16.5 million in American homes-none are as widely diversified as finches which hail from nearly every corner of the globe. This fun practical guide provides finch owners & those deciding if they want to bring a finch into their home with expert guidance in raising this delightful bird. It covers choosing the right species of finch health care housing & supplies feeding training & how to have fun & maintain the best relationship with a finch. ...

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Be inspired with Beci Orpins beautfiul new book Find & Keep. This gorgeous ideas & craft book features all of Becis favourite things from wall murals such as life-size paper Christmas trees to embroideries & herb gardens & picnic fare. Discover where Beci gets her inspiration from & follow her in her studio at home & out & about as she gathers ideas for her projects. Learn how these ideas come to life & then apply them yourself with 25 make-at-home projects that cover a wide range of crafty mediums from collages to cushions & t-shirts to teacups. With simple step-by-step instructions & tips & beautiful page design by Michelle Mackintosh these cool crafty ideas are new & fresh & bound to appeal to fans of Becis work & crafting in general. So get inspired get creative & go find make & keep! ...

Lost! Can you help? A band of ten Chaffies has wandered off into the great wide world. They are white & round with a smiling face. They only have one & a half ears after a terrible lawnmower accident. Volunteers are needed to help them find their way home among the busy scenes of cheeky ghosts angry robots & stompy dinosaurs Incredible new talent Jamie Smart takes fans of Wheres Wally into the wonderful world of Chaffy. ...

' Fenton...FENTON! Oh Jesus Christ!' Meet Fenton the world's most famous dog. Not content with the deer-chasing rampage that propelled him into the limelight the world's naughtiest Labrador is off on a whirlwind tour of destruction across London. Starting where it all began in Richmond Park this hilarious book challenges you to find Fenton in a variety of famous locations from the Royal Albert Hall to the House of Commons from the Tate Modern to St Pancras Station. Wherever he goes Fenton leaves a trail of chaos; wrecking a garden party at Buckingham Palace pestering the players at Wimbledon & upstaging the celebrities at a Leicester Square film premiere. Keep a look out for his tracks & trails & see if you can collar Fenton before he escapes for good... ...

Keep kids entertained with Clare Youngs brilliant collection of craft ideas including toys jewellery gifts & more that have been designed with the environment in mind. Every project incorporates some kind of recycled material whether using a plastic bag as the sail for your orange peel ships or creating pretty fairies out of dried flowers. Wherever you are there will be a project to make that

Includes:: the materials close to h&. If you fancy a day at the beach make sure you gather a few shells for the shell mice or pick up leaves & twigs on a walk in the forest to use on the leaf mobile. Even the back garden is home to materials that can be turned into a whole host of playtime essentials. Budding artists will love the ideas for natural dyes bark rubbings & handmade paper while junior gardeners wont be able to resist the cress heads that you can decorate with fun faces. Every project comes complete with easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions plus all sorts of ideas for variations. So what are you waiting for? Get outside & get crafting!

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Learn about London the fun way with DK's Find It: London". Perfect for keeping younger travellers entertained " Find It: London"



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