Will attending the BAFTAs get me into tax trouble?
As the awards season gets into full swing, you have received an invitation to this Sunday’s BAFTAs at London’s Royal…
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Relying on the wealthy for taxes is a dangerous strategy
The UK is increasingly relying on a small group of high net worth individuals as its main source of tax…
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HMRC toughen up tax on non-domicile dual work contracts
In his autumn statement the chancellor, George Osborne, announced plans to curb tax avoidance using ‘dual contracts’. Dual contracts are…
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Swiss banks beg for US amnesty to avoid tax evasion prosecution
More than 100 Swiss banks have applied to the amnesty programme of the US Department of Justice, which gives immunity…
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AS Monaco avoid red card with enormous tax bill
Football club AS Monaco, who play in France’s top echelon (Ligue 1), has agreed to pay the league’s authorities (LFP)…
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Daily Mail: Lib Dems plot three mansion taxes and HNW pensions raid
The Liberal Democrats are planning to launch a £4 billion double raid on the incomes of the wealthy, with up…
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Expert reaction and analysis of the Autumn Statement 2013
We speak to a selection of experts to find out their views on this year’s Autumn Statement, and determine what…
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What to expect from the Autumn Statement
Berwin Leighton Paisner legal firm and Coutts private bank give their expert views ahead of George Osborne’s upcoming Autumn Statement.…
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STEP: Four tax havens still don’t meet OECD standards
Four jurisdictions – Luxembourg, Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands and the Seychelles – have been rated as non-compliant with international…
ByI am an ex-pat but have property in the UK. How will I be affected by the Chancellor’s plans to extend capital gains tax to cover any sale of property I make?
I am an ex-pat living abroad and am classed as non-resident, but have property in the UK. I have read…
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Tax avoidance campaigner writes to Queen as Financial Secrecy Index released, showing UK still haven on earth
In an unprecedented move, an anti-tax avoidance campaigner has written to the Queen to complain that Britain’s Overseas Territories and…
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UK tax regime is among most appealing for entrepreneurs and executives
From quality of life to job opportunities, cost of living and weather, there are several factors you should keep in…
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EY: OECD may stop companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions
On 3 October, the OECD published a memorandum covering certain issues relating to transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting (the…
ByOxford Capital are making investment tax reliefs easier to access
Not every tax incentive works – at least to start with. Non-doms had been given a carrot to encourage them…
ByWithers: The lowdown on disclosure agreements
In a recent decision, the Swiss Federal court upheld a request for information from the US tax authorities that sought…
ByHMRC’s fancy infographic to frighten tax avoiders and evaders
HMRC, in their on-going effort to combat tax evasion (illegal) and tax avoidance (legal but no longer acceptable), have produced…
ByHMRC's fancy infographic to frighten tax avoiders and evaders
HMRC, in their on-going effort to combat tax evasion (illegal) and tax avoidance (legal but no longer acceptable), have produced…
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MPs hung up on Vodafone tax escape
‘PUBLIC SPENDING WATCHDOGS claim [Vodafone] has a moral duty to hand over some of its gains to taxpayers’ read the…
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Reuters: France adds Jersey, Bermuda and BVI to tax haven blacklist
PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – France has added Jersey, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands to its list of uncooperative…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI revelations may cause a damaging flight of the wealthy
Today’s revelations in the Guardian about people who hold accounts in the British Virgin Islands certainly heightens interest in this…
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