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…
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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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What is succession planning? How to pass on wealth, control and knowledge to the next generation
The questions of how and when to pass the torch to the next generation loom large over many families. Effective…
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Billionaires must pay global minimum tax rate: economist Joseph Stiglitz leads calls for measure which could ‘generate $250 billion’
The Global Tax Evasion 2024 report, published by the EU Tax Observatory, suggests setting a 2 per cent rate for…
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