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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Investor Visa suspension – an alternative solution

The 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…

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Inflation is the Enemy – The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

With inflation rising and following the financial markets’ reaction to the not-so mini, mini-budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement had to build global confidence in the UK economy once more. Put crudely, the tax-take had to increase and expenditure needed to decrease. At least the incumbent Chancellor couldn’t do any worse than his predecessor… After…

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HMRC target non-resident corporate landlords

HMRC target non-resident corporate landlords…  HMRC have started sending letters to non-resident corporate landlords owning commercial property in the UK that have not previously filed tax returns.    HMRC suspect that these companies are likely to be in receipt of rental income (or possibly business profits attributable to a permanent establishment) that have not previously been…

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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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