Top Ten Private Client Accountants
As well as Covid-19, growing international restrictions and a shifting public attitude are exercising the minds of the finest tax…
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Spear’s Tax & Trust Advisers Index: Top Ten Lawyers
Each year the Spear’s Research Unit updates its index of leading Tax & Trust advisers with data supplied by firms,…
By Spear’s Tax & Trust Advisers Index: Rising Stars
Each year the Spear’s Research Unit updates its index of leading Tax & Trust advisers with data supplied by firms,…
By Spear’s Tax & Trust Advisers Index: Top Recommended Lawyers
Each year the Spear’s Research Unit updates its index of leading Tax & Trust advisers with data supplied by firms,…
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Your Q&A guide to getting back to business
Tax advisers Frank Hirth are on hand to answer any questions employers and employees might have about getting back to…
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Unveiling the Isle of Man’s best kept secret
The Isle of Man is a jewel in the Irish Sea, and while there is competition in the global nondomicile…
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A tax expert asks: Why did Harry and Meghan move to LA?
The Sussex’s short period of residence in Canada was potentially tax-motivated, writes Matthew Pannell So far, 2020 has turned out…
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‘I have seen a number of investors bail out now’ – private client advisers react to Covid-19
A surge in enquiries about wills, burgeoning tax bills and contracting portfolios are among the trends emerging in the Covid-19…
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New HMRC guidance on tax residence explained
Sophie Wettern explains what the latest HMRC guidance means for persons wishing to manage their UK tax residence position Towards…
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Revising your tax affairs today in light of Covid-19
The intensifying coronavirus crisis means HNWs should review their affairs as we approach the end of the tax year, writes…
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Navigating the HNW mortgage minefield
It seems counterintuitive but HNWs often face difficulties when securing mortgages in the UK, writes Alpa Bhakta In 2019, Butterfield…
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What a recent HMRC decision tells us about ‘too good to be true’ schemes
A recent HMRC ruling sheds light on the differences between tax evasion (illegal) and tax mitigation (legal), writes Jerry Jamieson…
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Why demand is soaring for Britain’s ‘golden visas’
Changes to immigration rules is resulting in a spike in Tier 1 (Investor) applications this October, despite a very gloomy…
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As the number of trusts and estates have continued to fall, many trustees should be taking advice about the increasing…
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Is this the end of a centuries-long era for trusts?
The decline of trusts is inevitable from a political standpoint, but we must also remember their service in protecting many…
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Why ‘accidental Americans’ can expatriate now, file later – and pay no tax
A new amnesty programme from the IRS is good news, but only for those who use it correctly, writes Suzanne…
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Why restructuring isn’t always the answer for non-doms
For many non-doms it’s simply not feasible to restructure their affairs, writes Mark Davies In July 2015, the chancellor, George…
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Acceptance in Lieu explained: How cultural donations can lead to ‘tax benefits’
A government scheme enables HNWs to donate items of cultural significance in exchange for tax benefits, writes Ceris Gardner Watching…
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Spear’s 2019 top tax advisers unveiled — ‘The UK is a less welcoming place for HNWs’
The UK is less attractive to global HNWs now than this time last year, Spear’s finds, as it unveils the…
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Taxman squeezes another £700m from super-rich investigations
The tax take from ‘wealthy individuals’ investigated by HMRC surged by 58 per cent in 2018/19, according to a report…
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