03/09/2021

UBS French tax evasion appeal: what's at stake

A main pillar of the bank’s defence is that it was complying with the tax regulations of the day – the European Union Savings Directive, which did not compel banks to hand over client data to other countries.

03/04/2021

Budget 2021 analysis

The chancellor prioritised restoring the economy, but his planned tax moves will go some way to filling the hole in the government’s finances.

03/02/2021

Weekly Tax Brief - 1 March 2021

The Chancellor has said that “it is now much harder to justify the inconsistent contributions between people of different employment statuses.”

03/02/2021

Budget 2021: Taxing Questions

Ahead of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first post-pandemic budget, we look at changes to the UK tax regime being considered by the government, and the practical steps investors might consider in the meantime

02/26/2021

The taxation of cryptoassets

An individual will be subject to income tax on the profits made when disposing of cryptoassets, if they are classed as ‘trading’.

02/24/2021

Weekly Tax Brief

In a departure from tradition, while some tax announcements will continue to be made on Budget Day, others will be deferred until Tax Day which has been set for 23 March. What’s going on? We look at the implications.

02/19/2021

Luxembourg: Circular regarding "prime participative" issued

The circular explains how to calculate non-deductible social contributions. For instance, social contributions related to exempted salary income, such as a prime participative, are not deductible for wage tax calculation purposes.