Provider warns on HMRC's 'sharpened' SSAS focus

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It should be mandatory for small self-administered pension schemes to have a professional trustee to avoid potential devastating tax charges, a provider has said.

Xafinity has called for urgent regulatory changes to mandate professional oversight as it said HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has sharpened its focus on the pension set-ups. It reported an increasi...

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