Step 1 of 6 - Life Cover
What state is your Will in?*
- All ok
- Needs attention
- Urgent!
Do you have sufficient mortgage cover (death & critical illness)?*
- Yes to both
- Partly
- Don't know
Are all of your loans covered in the event of your death?*
- Business & personal yes
- Business only
- Don't know
Do you have sufficient available cash to see you through illness?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Is your income protected in the event of long-term disability?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you protected your family’s income in the event of your own death?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Is there financial provision for childcare in the event of death or serious illness of a non-earning spouse or partner?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Do you have adequate private healthcare?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you recently reviewed your life cover needs?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- Not at all
Are there sufficient funds in place to purchase the business of deceased or critically ill partners?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- None

Step 2 of 6 - Mortgage
Are you sure you’ve got the best mortgage?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Do you have sufficient mortgage cover (death & critical illness)?*
- Yes to both
- Only one of these
- Don't know
Have you recently reviewed your life cover needs?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- Not at all
Do you think you will have enough money to repay your mortgage when the time comes?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you reviewed your mortgage deal recently?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you got the right type of mortgage for your needs?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No

Step 3 of 6 - Retirement
Do you have a recent projection of Pension Benefits?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Are your pensions on target to retire when you want to?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you used your maximum pension contribution allowance?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Are you getting the best returns on your savings?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Are pension/investment risk levels appropriate?*
- Yes
- Time to review
- Definitely not
Are you satisfied with the performance of your pensions/investments?*
- Yes
- Would like to review
- Definitely not
Have you considered alternative investment strategies to pensions?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No

Step 4 of 6 - Personal Tax Planning
Do you have a personal tax plan?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you reviewed the possibility of allowances claims?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you ensured income is paid gross to non tax paying members of the family?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you considered the use of trusts to fund children through higher education?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you done a self employed vs. employed review?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you reviewed your pension contributions?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you reviewed your savings and investments for tax efficiency?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you done a risk review of your savings and investments?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you got tax investigation fee protection?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No

Step 5 of 6 - Inheritance Tax Planning
Do you know the value of your estate on death?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you prepared a tax efficient will?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you considered giving life time gifts?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you used your life time transfer exemptions?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you used your annual exemption?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you considered transfers between spouses?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you considered the use of Trusts to mitigate IHT effects?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No

Step 6 of 6 - Capital Gains Tax
Have you reviewed all business and personal assets recently and do you know what your CGT liability is on disposal?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you planned for use of your annual exemption?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you considered holding assets personally rather than in the business?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you reviewed personal and business reliefs and exemptions?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you thought about using Trust Structures to minimise tax liabilities?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you looked at alternative asset holding vehicles (e.g. Pension funds)?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
Have you reviewed whether any other elections could benefit you?*
- Yes
- Don't know
- No
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