The financial sector knew that it was going to be popular, but just not quite how popular the Royal Mail privatisation share issue would be. Last week, hundreds of thousands of people became new shareholders – having a stake in an entity that has been in existence for almost 500 years. For those that were […]

When you are giving a valuable gift, such as an antique, family heirloom, cash, shares, or more expensive asset such as a house, you don’t really expect to have to pay anything. Yet depending on the circumstances – what the asset is, how much it is worth – there may be a tax liability to […]