04/21/2022
HMRC provides scope to settle remuneration trust tax liabilities
HMRC has set out guidance to help users of remuneration trusts determine what tax they owe.
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04/20/2022
Sovereign Group chair/founder Howard Bilton weighs in on UK non-dom tax furore
Of those that have stayed, we are fairly certain from the conversations we have had that many more would go if non-dom status was removed altogether.
04/18/2022
More South African taxpayers are moving to this centrally-located island near Europe
Additional recommendations that appear to be aimed at ensuring consistency with the HNWI Unit include provisional taxpayers with business interests now being required to submit their assets (at cost) and liabilities in their tax filings each year.
04/12/2022
Number of wealthy taxpayers admitting unpaid tax on offshore income to HMRC jumps 35% to 4,443 in a year
HMRC has sent out letters in the last 12 months asking taxpayers to sign a declaration asserting they do not owe any tax from offshore sources.
04/10/2022
Landmark CJEU ruling in VAT matters
Subsidiary rendering services to its parent is no fixed establishment of the latter
04/08/2022
HMRC names avoidance scheme promoters for first time
HMRC uses new legal powers to name tax avoidance schemes and their promoters, for the first time.
04/08/2022
Greece: Revisions to tax rules related to joint bank accounts and family offices
Prior to the law’s enactment, the exclusive purpose adopted by family offices was limited to the administration and management of the family’s assets and investments.
04/08/2022
Tax court rules on treatment of dividends paid to Luxembourg investment fund
In this respect, the Italian tax law has been recently amended to provide for a withholding tax exemption for dividends paid to certain EU and European Economic Area (EEA) investment funds as from 1 January 2021.
04/06/2022
Experienced Tax Consultant Joins Walkers' Ireland Office
Padhraic joins the Walkers' Tax team, which is highly ranked across legal and tax directories and is led by Walkers Ireland Managing Partner, Jonathan Sheehan.
04/04/2022
Ludlow Trust announces move into tax and advisory services
Other areas of expertise which the Group will be able to offer include family office and trust advice and estate planning and probate services.
04/04/2022
Ratification of Protocol to double tax treaty between Poland and the Netherlands has been completed
The Protocol will become effective after both countries exchange notes confirming the ratification of the Protocol, which is very likely to occur in the nearest future.
04/01/2022
New guidance on UK uncertain tax treatment published ahead of law change
The guidance also confirms that an uncertain tax treatment is unlikely to have any consequences on senior accounting officer (SAO) certification
03/31/2022
Barclays Frankfurt Offices Raided in German Tax Fraud Investigation
Cum-Ex was a trading strategy that siphoned off at least 10 billion euros ($11.2 billion) in government revenue.
03/31/2022
Europe Should Tax Russian Gas, Not Ban It
There’s a better way to cut Russia’s revenues, and it wouldn’t crash Europe’s economies.
03/31/2022
10 measures to expose sanctioned Russian oligarchs’ hidden assets
The Tax Justice Network has in response published a briefing detailing 10 transparency measures that the task forces can take to cut through financial secrecy
03/30/2022
Tax haven firms double the number of Scottish properties they own
Companies based in major overseas tax havens have more than doubled the number of land and property titles they own in Scotland in just four years.
03/30/2022
Tax allowances shrink 6% in a decade as fiscal ice age continues
Plan now to make use of the available allowances this coming tax year
03/29/2022
Kreston Reeves named finalists in axation Awards
The winners will be announced at a black tie dinner on Thursday 12 May 2022 at the Park Lane Hotel, London.
03/28/2022
How To Reduce Tax on Your Pension?
If you are a resident of the United Kingdom and looking for the same then this blog will be an answer to all your queries.
03/28/2022
UK ranks fifth in Europe for tax lost to offshore wealth
This also means that the UK ranks top when it comes to the estimated tax revenue lost as a result of offshore wealth, totalling £19.2bn.