Akshata Murty demonstrates that Domicile is a matter of choice

Over the past week I have been asked by many journalists to comment on the  tax affairs of Akshata Murty, the wife of Rishi Sunak. In this article I clarify the UK tax rules which underpin  the controversy over her non-dom status. Domicile is matter of choice.  There is an expression, “home is where your…

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HMRC opens Pandora’s Box – What should I do if I am contacted about being named in Pandora Papers?

The Pandora Papers were the biggest release of offshore data to date, involving the leak of millions of documents in October 2021 by a number of offshore financial service companies. Letters have been issued to some individuals named in the Pandora Papers Having taken time to review the leaked information, HMRC have now begun the…

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Is it time to reform IHT? 

It is heavily mooted that Rishi Sunak is going to announce that he plans to significantly reform or possibly abolish inheritance tax (“IHT”). This is likely to be a talking point for quite some time. Therefore, we have provided some context to the potential reform below.   Background  IHT is levied on the death estate according…

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