Political point scoring over the non-dom tax regime has continued in recent times with shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, pledging if elected, to reduce the time that the Remittance Basis can be accessed from 15 to 5 years. In this article we round up our response to the debate. Details of Labour’s plans remain in the…
DetailsOver 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…
DetailsThe UK’s Tier One “Investor Visa”, which gave wealthy immigrant investors the opportunity to live in the UK for an investment of £2 million and above in qualifying UK assets, was suspended without warning on the 17th February 2022, with immediate effect. Those persons holding the Investor Visa already, or those with pending applications, will remain eligible…
DetailsRishi Sunak stood in front of the House of Commons with what appeared to be a relatively upbeat message. Whether the rhetoric becomes fact, only history will tell us, but at least there were no major surprises in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021. No news is good news for non-doms and investors The…
DetailsThis week The Telegraph reported on recent findings from the Institute of Fiscal Studies which calculates the UK tax burden to be reaching a 70 year high, prompting fears across the political spectrum, of an exodus of the mobile rich to more favourable tax jurisdictions. Further Tax Rises Loom – Mark Davies comments Mark Davies…
DetailsIf you have secured a debt on overseas assets, you need to read this. HMRC have decided that they will, once again, change the way they treat offshore income and gains that are used as collateral for UK debts. In the past, it was possible to borrow against your offshore income and gains, bring the…
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