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Virtual banking and blockchain development
On 27 May 1997 Nationwide Building Society launched the first internet-banking service in the UK. After more than twenty years, nowadays, we only need a smartphone and internet access in order to easily transfer even a large amount of money from one country to another, pay for[...]
Date:
15 Jan 2019
New Offshore Economic Substance Laws
Amidst the Brexit hullabaloo and Mr Trump’s usual inciting tweets, one would be excused not to pay much heed to the announcement of the new offshore economic substance requirements at the end of 2018. Yet the legislation passed in the Crown Dependencies — Jersey, Guernsey and[...]
Date:
08 Jan 2019
The IBSA 2018 Conference Summary
The following is a summary of the CosiPod IBSA annual conference, held at the Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge on 1st November 2018. It was a spectacular success, thanks to our expert speakers and delegate contributions, making this a truly memorable event.
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Date:
15 Nov 2018
Jurisdiction:
Global
Response to The Treasury Select Committee Report on Regulation of Crypto-Assets
Baker Botts, L.L.P., a leading international law firm has co-authored a paper, along with a group of leading business figures, in response to the parliamentary report published by the UK Treasury Select Committee on 19 September 2018.
The report advocates that the[...]
Date:
03 Nov 2018
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Subjects:
Crypto currency
How October’s drastic Budget changes to Principal Private Residence Relief (PPR) will impact separating couples
The October 2018 budget has brought with it a significant proposed change to the principal private residence relief (‘PPR’) available to homeowners on the disposal of a property. [...]
Date:
03 Nov 2018
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Do the UAE Visa changes really help divorcees?
When I read the news that UAE visa rules for divorcees were changing as from Sunday, 21 October 2018 I was tentatively and cautiously hopeful.
With around an estimated 7.5 million expatriates residing in the UAE and divorce rates quite high within those communities this news[...]
Date:
29 Oct 2018
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Taxation of Gifts Under UK Law
Taxation of gifts under UK law is complicated and rather counterintuitive. It throws many surprises at the parties participating in a gift arrangement, particularly, since it’s the person making a gift as opposed to the one receiving it, who may be liable for tax. This article[...]
Date:
29 Oct 2018
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Substance and the MLI
Lehman Brothers collapsed on 15 September 2008, and since that time there has been an unprecedented interest in protecting government budgets, with tax avoidance being as high on the agenda as bank capital adequacy. This may have heralded the start of the OECD project called[...]
Date:
27 Sep 2018
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BREXIT – The End Result!
This article is my assessment of the reality of Brexit and the likely deal that will emanate from ridiculously long and protracted negotiations, the issues of which have mystified the public in the UK and the EU. [...]
Date:
08 Sep 2018
Subjects:
Brexit
US Citizenship Renunciations and its Tax Consequences
Despite the highest in the world, $2,350 citizenship renunciation fee and possible tax consequences, every year around 7,000 US citizens decide to renounce their citizenship. This amount is steadily increasing every year since 2010, when Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act[...]
Date:
28 Aug 2018
Jurisdiction:
United States of America
