Our advisers are thrilled to be recognised by the 2022 Spear’s 500

Roger Holman and Mark Davies are thrilled to be listed amongst the Top 10 Accountants and Tax Advisers in the 2022 edition of the Spear’s 500. This is an indispensable guide to the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for HNW individuals. We would like to thank the team at Spear’s…

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Non-dom debate: our latest commentary

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…

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Kwasi Kwarteng’s Mini-Budget

Today Kwasi Kwarteng, the newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced his first, albeit “Mini”, Budget.  The speech confirmed some well publicised changes, but also included a number of eye-catching announcements aimed at stimulating investment and driving growth in a bid to tackle rising energy prices and the increased cost of living.  We highlight below…

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Is it time to review your Domicile Status after recent HMRC challenge?

Recent cases in the courts underpin how fundamental it is to ensure that intentions regarding domicile, i.e., where a person’s permanent home is, are backed up by facts and actions. Historically, HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) have been known to dispute an individual’s domicile status post-death, and for good reason. Once the taxpayer in question…

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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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