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Life after the Remittance Basis: Navigating UK Tax under the Finance Act 2025

The Finance Act 2025 rewrites the UK rule-book for foreign money. This article spells out, in plain English, what the changes mean if you already have offshore funds, are new to the UK, or are thinking of leaving - and offers practical pointers[...]

Date: 14 May 2025
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

Real Estate Markets, Structuring, Finance and Taxation: Summary of London Workshop

Roy Saunders of IFS and Chairman of the IBSA, together with Mark Galazzi and Louise Hamilton from Walkers, Marcus Bradbury-Ross from CBRE, Melanie Reed & Mark Fielden from Moore Kingston Smith, Anthony Hunt from Howard Kennedy and Ian Burdett[...]

Date: 13 Mar 2025
Jurisdiction: United KingdomGlobal

Pensions to PETs and Other Lifetime Gifting Family Law Considerations for Estate Planning Post the Autumn Budget 2024

The Autumn Budget introduced some significant changes to the Inheritance Tax (IHT) which are likely to mean family law aspects of succession planning will become more pertinent. This article seeks to explain why.  

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Date: 04 Dec 2024
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

Immigration Law Update June 2024

 

In this edition, you'll find coverage on a range of topics shaping current immigration policies, including significant announcements from the Home Office, insights into forthcoming business immigration proposals ahead of the general[...]

Date: 03 Jul 2024
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Subjects: ImmigrationVisa

The Conservative Party's Proposed Higher Tax Allowance for Pensioners

The recent proposal by the Conservative Party to provide pensioners with a special (higher) tax allowance – rather than keeping their personal tax allowance frozen, in the same way it will be for regular taxpayers until April 2028 – appears to be[...]

Date: 12 Jun 2024
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

UK Business Immigration Update

In December 2023, the Home Secretary announced the government's five-point plan to cut net migration by 300,000 people each year.  Over the last few months, we have seen a whole host of changes to immigration law to reflect the five-point[...]

Date: 12 Jun 2024
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Subjects: ImmigrationVisa

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: What it Means for ‘Direct to Consumer’ Business

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (‘DMCC Act’) was passed on 24th May 2024 and is to come into effect in Autumn 2024. The Act has a broad scope and, as its title suggests, introduces new regulations in relation to digital[...]

Date: 12 Jun 2024
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

Global equities are supported by stealth stimuli in the US

This monthly commentary gives a roundup of global markets and trends.  In this article we explore how global stock markets are being boosted by stealth stimuli, such as fiscal easing and record immigration, in the US; improved market[...]

Date: 12 Jun 2024

Mastering UK Inheritance Tax Strategies and Securing Your Legacy

 

The following is a summary of a recent podcast discussing the UK's inheritance tax laws and the potential strategies for mitigating it. Dmitry Zapol explores how holding a UK business through[...]

Date: 15 May 2024
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Subjects: TaxInheritance Tax

Roy Saunders' Concerns for 2024

 

The following is what I believe is likely to happen in 2024.

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Date: 31 Jan 2024
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