Welcome to your February 2019 edition of Professional Paraplanner
For this issue’s paraplanner profile we spoke to Peter Mason, director of PJM Paraplanning and Consultancy Services, about his paraplanning journey, from employed, to self-employed to business owner and his pension transfer specialist work
Also, we have a plethora of technical and insight articles for you this issue, including:
• SSAS as an ideal business exit planning tool
• The use and taxation of discretionary will trusts and how to navigate the first 10 years of exit charges
• Divorce and re-marriage amongst baby-boomers and the impact on inheritance, requiring talks with clients about their wishes, wills, trusts and tax
• How the Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB) can be a good starting point for discussions with clients
We look at what might 2019 hold for paraplanning, asking in-house and outsourced paraplanners for their views
And, alongside our regular TDQ Q&A to test your pre exam knowledge, this issue Catriona Brand, MD of Brand Financial Training, provides six easy steps to working out an individual’s income tax liability.