What does Labour’s landslide victory mean for (U)HNWs?
What will the landslide Labour victory mean for HNWs? Leading advisers weigh in
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Privately furious: Top independent schools braced for Labour’s VAT grab on fees
From the magazine: Titans of British education warn Sir Keir Starmer's plan threatens one of the UK's great strengths
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Non-doms, IHT and VAT on school fees: What’s at stake under Labour?
Spear’s 500 Live 2024: The spectre of significant policy change is leading internationally mobile HNWs and UHNWs to reassess their…
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Billionaires should pay 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers
Ministers from Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain say the levy would boost social justice and fight climate change
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Proposed non-dom changes put HNW global mobility in the spotlight
Proposed changes to the UK’s non-dom tax rules as part of the latest UK budget have raised the issue of…
Labour risks ‘spooking’ HNWs with non-dom pledge
Labour hopes to raise £2.6 billion by closing 'loopholes' in the government’s plans to abolish exemptions for non-doms
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Jeremy Hunt scraps non-dom regime in spring budget
The scheme will be replaced by a 'simpler, fairer, residency-based scheme', the chancellor announced on Wednesday
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Scrapping the non-dom regime: Hunt must proceed with caution
Tax advisers voice concerns over the chancellor's options ahead of the budget on 6 March
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Billionaire XTX founder and Bernie Ecclestone lead list of UK’s top taxpayers – stumping up more than £650m each
The two billionaires' bumper payments were revealed by The Sunday Times' annual Tax List, which found most of the UK's…
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Non-doms and the general election: when should HNWs act?
UK-based non-doms face an uncertain future should Labour win the next general election. Here's what to expect, and how to…
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Could HMRC’s ‘side-hustle’ crackdown impact HNWs?
The sale of luxury goods on second-hand online marketplaces could come under scrutiny
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UHNWs brace for tax reform in election year
Non-dom status and IHT are set to be front and centre on the political stage. Tax advisers share how clients…
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Tax in 2023: pre-empting Labour policies, ‘tax-fluencers’ and more bureaucracy than ever
International UHNWs are facing the end of the non-dom regime, as well as possible changes to VAT, inheritance tax, and…
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Is this how to save the non-dom regime?
The non-dom regime has become a charged political issue. In a new report, Withers law firm suggests six changes that…
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Acceptance in Lieu: when offsetting inheritance tax is a work of art
The recent donation of an Apollo bronze to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, shines a light on a valuable tax tool…
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Private Client Accountant of the Year: BDO’s Dawn Register takes home the prize
Introducing the winner and finalists for the Private Client Accountant of the Year Award, in association with St. James's Place…
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Autumn statement: absence of widely-anticipated inheritance tax changes means HNWs face pre-election ‘uncertainty’
While changes affecting HNWs were noticeably absent from the autumn statement, a policy change on IHT could come later from…
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Shakira tax fraud case highlights perils of cross-border tax requirements for ‘nomadic’ UHNWs
Shakira settled a €14.5 million bill in Spain that hinged on where the singer lived during the disputed period. It's…
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How to prepare your taxes for 2024 if you’re a HNW
Tax advisers tell Spear’s how HNWs can get their affairs in order before the 31 January self assessment deadline and…
By Are advanced fee payment schemes a way to avoid Labour’s proposed private school VAT levy?
Sir Keir Starmer hopes to raise about £1.6 billion a year by removing the VAT exemption for private schools. Some…
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