08/19/2014
Serbia's Information Commissioner has warned that banks must have the full consent of customers before information is passed to US tax authorities under the terms of FATCA, and that it would be illegal for customers to be declined services if they re
08/18/2014
The great pensions divide... How expats receive up to FOUR TIMES less, despite paying in the same
More than a million pensioners have retired abroad but more than half have seen their incomes shrink
08/18/2014
ver the past four years David Cameron’s government has subjected Britain’s public sector to a fierce programme of deficit reduction to restore order to UK public finances.
08/17/2014
Thousands of Britons abroad have been fiddling the benefits system, and some have been traced and investigated as far afield as Christmas Island and Bhutan
08/17/2014
Property owners and pensioners who face losing their personal tax allowances can take steps now to protect themselves, say experts
08/15/2014
HMRC announced on Thursday that users of offshore tax avoidance schemes were not eligible for the special rates aimed to encourage taxpayers to come clean over secret foreign bank accounts.
08/15/2014
The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in London, has now confirmed that Luxembourg has completed its own ratification procedures.
08/14/2014
Nigel Green, deVere Group founder and chief executive, warned that should the government introduce these plans a growing number of British expats are likely to “sever financial ties with the UK”.
08/13/2014
It is clear that for many people who have invested untaxed illicit earnings in accounts in Switzerland or other tax havens things are becoming too hot.
08/13/2014
The Jersey Evening Post published my letter today putting the context around our good neighbour approach to contrived and abusive tax schemes.
08/12/2014
“Shocking and outrageous,” is how the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations describes plans being considered by the government for people to pay inheritance tax (IHT) whilst they are still alive.
08/08/2014
It’s said that it takes years to build up trust but only suspicion - not proof – to destroy it. We look at some of the areas where HMRC are saying “trust us”, and wonder why they are simultaneously doing things which raise suspicio
08/08/2014
The firm will be reappointed to continue its work after 2016, following the bank’s tender
08/07/2014
French bank latest to fall to IRD tax avoidance net
The notes allowed debt and equity to be structured across borders in the most tax-efficient way, but only if tax authorities did not deem them to be avoidance.
08/07/2014
North West solicitor and Grant Thornton accountant team up for new M&A enterprise
Research from the Law Society indicates that one in three law firms expect to merge with another within the next three years to refocus their businesses in order to adapt to challenging market conditions and ensure long term stability.
08/06/2014
The FATCA agreement between Germany and the United States entered into force in December 2013.
08/05/2014
US hedge fund latest to line up tax inversion move
A US HEDGE FUND has become the latest in a string of companies seeking to acquire a UK rival in order to set up a foreign tax centre.
08/05/2014
The awards are made solely on merit. Winners are nominated by their clients and their peers.
08/05/2014
The attraction to the contractor in using an offshore payment intermediary is easy to understand
08/03/2014
The amounts at stake are enormous.