We are delighted to have been shortlisted for ‘Boutique Firm of the Year’ in the STEP Private Client Awards 2015/16. The STEP Awards are an annual celebration of excellence among private client solicitors/attorneys, accountants, barristers, bankers, trust managers and financial advisors. The awards are assessed by an independent panel of expert judges. The ceremony will…
DetailsWe are delighted that Mark Davies has been included in the Citywealth Leaders List 2015, within the ‘Accountants Prominent Figure’ category. The Citywealth Leaders List is published every year and is compiled by prominent figures within the private wealth management sector, as well as UHNW clients. Mark was described as having “a sympathetic appreciation of…
DetailsMark Davies was quoted in The Times on Stuart Gulliver’s, Chief Executive of HSBC, non-dom tax status: “It is possible to claim a domicile of choice elsewhere by physically moving elsewhere, and by forming a fixed intention to take a permanent residence elsewhere. Both factors have to be present to change domicile, and both have…
DetailsStatutory definition of domicile? It was a great relief to many that Labour’s sweeping proposals to reform the tax regime for foreign domiciliaries or “non-doms” were quashed, at least for another five year parliamentary term. However, we should not forget that during the election campaign George Osborne announced that the Conservative Party was also considering…
DetailsMark Davies was quoted in a Reuters Special Report entitled “Britain’s home-grown tax haven’: “It’s a common tax-planning technique,” said Mark Davies, who specializes in advising non doms on tax.” Read the full Reuters article here.
DetailsBuying UK Residential Property after 1st October 2013? If you or your clients are buying UK residential property between 1st October 2013 and 31st March 2014, you should be aware that if ATED applies to the transaction (i.e. if the property is valued at £2m+ and is being acquired by a non-natural person (e.g. a…
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