Cameron’s tax proposals more bark than bite
Yesterday, the much maligned prime minister tried to stifle critics with an emotive statement. Sophie McIntyre asks industry figures whether…
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How Panama Papers can lead to prosecutions
Even fully compliant individuals will have to engage with HMRC to prove their innocence, says Sean Wakeman. The leaking of…
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Data sharing only set to increase post Panama Papers
Following the Panama Papers authorities are preparing for global disclosure says Gary Ashford. The leak of data from Panama is…
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Panama Papers’ legacy of tax avoidance began with Blair & Brown
William Cash believes the Panama Papers epitomise a tax efficiency heritage that began in London under New Labour The ‘leaked’…
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HMRC may now be taking aim at tax advisers
In July 2015 we reported on the blurring of avoidance and evasion that, now with particular relevance to the Panama…
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Panama Papers leak set to overshadow anti-corruption summit
We haven’t learnt anything new about Ian Cameron’s offshore interests – we’re simply being reminded of them at a very…
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Watershed of Panama Papers reveals governments must do more to counter tax avoidance
How will HMRC use the information now that it’s public? Alex Matchett reports. The publicity around the leak of 11.5…
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How Game of Thrones might game tax
How might our fictional friends be preparing for the tax year end, assuming the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros have the…
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Offshore trusts not just for tax cheats
Establishing a foundation is not necessarily aimed at cheating the tax man, Rebecca Waterhouse says. David Hamilton arrived in England…
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Has George Osborne contradicted his own tax avoidance clampdown?
Huw Witty on why he has no sympathy for the chancellor’s recent tax controversy George Osborne has recently received criticism…
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Spear’s: Budget 2016 Reaction
Spear’s will be providing live coverage of the 2016 March Budget below. Commenting on stability in tax policy, Piers Master,…
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What Zac Goldsmith’s non-dom status row can teach us about offshore gains
Mark Davies on why the Tories’ London mayoral candidate is making front pages for all the wrong reasons. The Conservative…
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Fundamental changes to pensions unlikely to be included in the Budget
Jennifer Emms says big changes to pensions are unlikely after last year and ahead of the EU referendum. The year…
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Getting divorced? Here’s what the non-dom changes mean for you
William Healing looks at the implications for divorce planning in the face of non-dom tax changes In the 2015 Budget,…
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Why the proposed probate fees will only add additional grief (and tax) to HNWs
The courts are underfunded and the government has decided that the bereaved and their families should bear this cost, says…
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For expats, HMRC’s long arm gets longer
Tax avoidance has been under the spotlight for a while – and the little-known MARD regime is about to become…
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It’s time to re-think non-dom reform
Ceris Gardner says non-doms must be puzzled that we want them to live here (but not bring their money), only…
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Let’s get digital – HMRC proposes online tax accounts
The government offers a ‘phone a friend’ option for technophobes, says Colin Senez Everything seems digital nowadays. It seems as…
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Sacking a trustee? Prepare for toil and strife
Ane Vernon explains what the Longleat House dispute reveals about trying to remove a trustee, and the complications HNWs should…
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A sugar tax may not be like taking candy from a baby
Sophie Mazzier examines how the government might go about taxing our sweet tooth Despite the fact that the deadline for…
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