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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New trusts stats show ‘major changes ahead’
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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Here’s why David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ plan is still unpopular
The Revenue is making social impact enterprise look more like a hindrance than a genuine incentive for HNWs, writes Colin…
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Non-resident capital gains tax on UK commercial property ‘could block overseas investment’ – expert view
The Government’s changes to the tax treatment of overseas investment in UK commercial property will increase revenues in the short…
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Legal action against Attorneys has skyrocketed
Legal action against Attorneys has skyrocketed, and mostly people aren’t aware they’re doing wrong, write solicitors Ann Stanyer and Jemma…
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Meghan Markle’s princess enquiries
Meghan Markle will be able to navigate the tax scrutiny of Uncle Sam with careful planning, write Charlie Fowler and…
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Moving away? Know that tax is where the home is
Guidelines for HNWs planning to escape Brexit without losing grip on UK property, writes James Badcock A combination of tax…
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Rupert Murdoch sets up a $12bn family trust
Rosamond McDowell and Isobel Symonds explain how using a trust to secure the succession of family businesses could be the…
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Property’s ‘foreign buyer surcharge’ is looming
The much despised stamp duty charges are about to make things worse for ‘foreign’ buyers and owners of UK property,…
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Revealed: The leading tax advisers of 2018
There are new names in the top tens of both our main tax categories, as the finest financial minds battle…
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Why Monaco’s allure is too strong for one HNW Brexiteer
Britain’s richest man is moving to Monaco, and who can blame him, writes Arun Kakar Monaco – which counts a…
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‘The sense of injustice is real’ — Nigel Lawson on the dark side of globalisation
Lord Lawson remains a proud architect of Thatcherism — but he is less impressed by some of the immoral behaviour…
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