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Zurich Tax Handbook 2009-10 by Anthony Foreman and Gerald Mowles (815 pages), ISBN 978 0 273 72818 4, £37.99 from www.pearsoned.co.uk

This long established work should feature in every financial adviser’s library and represents extremely good value. It explains key aspects of taxation in a simple and accessible manner providing worked examples, checklists, definitions and tax hints. This latest edition incorporates all the latest changes from the April 2009 Budget with a useful four page summary.

This year’s handbook gives expert advice on the tax implications of redundancy. The website www.pearson-books.com/zurichtaxhandbook also keeps pace with changes that occur throughout the year between Budgets.