Can Tax Planning reduce my tax bill?

Our financial planners’ main aim is to help you to define your life goals so that they can determine a financial plan to help you to achieve them. A key part of that plan is organising your finances in the most efficient way to minimise your tax liabilities, from income tax and IHT to CGT. All of these taxes can eat into your wealth if there isn’t a plan in place to prevent that from happening. We use our expertise to identify the exemptions, allowances, reliefs and tax shelters that can legally be used to cut your tax bill and ensure that you are using all of them to the best effect. Contact us for a complimentary consultation

Why is Tax Planning important?

Depending on your circumstances, you might have a number of different goals for your wealth. Whether you want to drive growth, provide an income, or simply preserve what you have, tax planning plays an important role in making the most of your assets. It’s also a key consideration in passing your wealth on to future generations. Planning early can help to ensure that you reduce your IHT liability and keep as much of your wealth as possible in the family.

Isn't it illegal to pay less tax?

We provide our clients with rigorous and effective Tax Planning strategies that respect both the principle and the letter of the law. Our aim is to minimise your tax liability and maximise your savings using only allowances and reliefs that meet with the approval of HMRC. Our financial planners make sure that you pay your fair share of tax but no more than necessary.

Isn’t Tax Planning a matter for my accountant?

Accountants and financial planners both advise you on aspects of your finances and, indeed, often work closely together. However, there are significant differences in their areas of expertise and in what they are legally entitled to do for you. Accountants will help with your bookkeeping and preparing your tax return, but they are not legally permitted to give you advice on how to spend or invest your money. Our financial planners, while not tax specialists, can advise you on a range of efficient Tax Planning strategies that will help you to preserve your wealth and make the most of your money.

Why should I choose Investec Wealth & Investment (UK)?

As one of the UK’s leading wealth management companies, Investec Wealth & Investment (UK) is built on the strength of our expertise and our personal relationships with our clients. For almost 200 years our clients have trusted us to meet their needs and we’ve exceeded expectations. This is borne out by the findings of our most recent client survey 1 in which over 4,000 clients participated, telling us that the level of satisfaction with our financial planning service was above the industry benchmark average. Source: 2019 client survey

Do I have to pay for an initial consultation?

Our financial planners would be delighted to meet you personally for a free initial consultation to discuss your goals and concerns around wealth and tax management. They will talk to you about how we can help make the most of your wealth in the most tax-efficient way with a personalised plan. Get in touch

How can I find an office near me?

We have strong local teams with considerable Tax Planning experience in 14 locations throughout the UK including most of the major cities. You can find full details of our locations and individual experts by clicking on the link below. Find an office near you

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Many top-rate taxpayers are actually paying more tax than they need to, missing out on higher rate pension tax relief* and not taking steps to reduce inheritance tax. Keeping up with the intricacies of the UK Tax system is challenging. Our financial planners can help you identify the optimal structure to help you grow, preserve and pass on your wealth.

Our areas of expertise

Tax structures

With hundreds of reliefs available and a constantly changing rulebook, the key to tax-efficiency is to find the best tax arrangements for you as an individual – to suit your personal circumstances and minimise your tax bill.

Inheritance tax

Each family’s circumstances are unique, but everyone wants to make the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next as smooth as possible. Tax management is an important part of making that happen. Reducing your inheritance tax (IHT) liability will ensure you can pass as much of your wealth on to loved ones as possible, rather than the tax man.

Capital gains tax

While CGT is one of the more complicated taxes, it also offers many reliefs and exemptions. We can guide you through the maze of tax reduction strategies to find the ones that work best for you.

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Frequently asked questions

Can Tax Planning reduce my tax bill?

Our financial planners’ main aim is to help you to define your life goals so that they can determine a financial plan to help you to achieve them.

A key part of that plan is organising your finances in the most efficient way to minimise your tax liabilities, from income tax and IHT to CGT. All of these taxes can eat into your wealth if there isn’t a plan in place to prevent that from happening.

We use our expertise to identify the exemptions, allowances, reliefs and tax shelters that can legally be used to cut your tax bill and ensure that you are using all of them to the best effect.

Contact us for a complimentary consultation
Why is Tax Planning important?

Depending on your circumstances, you might have a number of different goals for your wealth. Whether you want to drive growth, provide an income, or simply preserve what you have, tax planning plays an important role in making the most of your assets.

It’s also a key consideration in passing your wealth on to future generations. Planning early can help to ensure that you reduce your IHT liability and keep as much of your wealth as possible in the family.
Isn't it illegal to pay less tax?

We provide our clients with rigorous and effective Tax Planning strategies that respect both the principle and the letter of the law. Our aim is to minimise your tax liability and maximise your savings using only allowances and reliefs that meet with the approval of HMRC.

Our financial planners make sure that you pay your fair share of tax but no more than necessary.
Isn’t Tax Planning a matter for my accountant?

Accountants and financial planners both advise you on aspects of your finances and, indeed, often work closely together. However, there are significant differences in their areas of expertise and in what they are legally entitled to do for you.

Accountants will help with your bookkeeping and preparing your tax return, but they are not legally permitted to give you advice on how to spend or invest your money.

Our financial planners, while not tax specialists, can advise you on a range of efficient Tax Planning strategies that will help you to preserve your wealth and make the most of your money.
Why should I choose Investec Wealth & Investment (UK)?

As one of the UK’s leading wealth management companies, Investec Wealth & Investment (UK) is built on the strength of our expertise and our personal relationships with our clients. For almost 200 years our clients have trusted us to meet their needs and we’ve exceeded expectations.

This is borne out by the findings of our most recent client survey¹ in which over 4,000 clients participated, telling us that the level of satisfaction with our financial planning service was above the industry benchmark average.

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Do I have to pay for an initial consultation?

Our financial planners would be delighted to meet you personally for a free initial consultation to discuss your goals and concerns around wealth and tax management. They will talk to you about how we can help make the most of your wealth in the most tax-efficient way with a personalised plan.

Get in touch
How can I find an office near me?

We have strong local teams with considerable Tax Planning experience in 14 locations throughout the UK including most of the major cities. You can find full details of our locations and individual experts by clicking on the link below.

Find an office near you

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