Podcast: Credit Funds: Withholding Tax on European Investments
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2023 on 15 March 2023. The Budget was delivered against a backdrop of some familiar political headwinds, caused by the lengthy shockwaves of...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - UK Prime Minister’s statement on COVID-19 - On 31 October, the Prime Minister announced a number of measures designed to slow down the spread of COVID-19 to last for four weeks from 4...more
This article is produced by our London Tax team, which is part of our global Tax practice. Our series, "Understanding Tax", explores commercially relevant and recent changes to the UK's tax code. The UK as a holding and...more
Following the publication of the Finance Bill 2020 the UK government is pressing ahead with the introduction of the Digital Services Tax from 1 April 2020. From 1 April 2020 the UK government is introducing a new tax in...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more
• Public consultation follows release of OECD discussion draft on potential tax changes to address difficulties in taxation caused by the digital economy. • OECD hopes to produce “consensus document” with proposed...more
The UK government yesterday announced that it will introduce a targeted Digital Services Tax aimed at large search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces, applicable from April 2020. ...more
General UK Tax Developments - CIOT responds to the draft profit fragmentation provisions in the Finance Bill 2019 - The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published its response to the profit fragmentation...more
UK Case Law Developments - Entrepreneurs' relief – voting rights not imputed for equitable reasons - In George v HMRC, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) decided that they could not apply the equitable principle that...more
On 23 May 2018, the United Kingdom ratified the OECD Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, otherwise known as the ‘Multilateral Instrument’ (“MLI”). The...more
General UK Tax Developments - Enterprise management incentive (EMI) options State Aid approval - We referred in the April UK Tax Round Up to the expiry of the EU's State Aid approval for EMI options. Fortunately, this...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the FCA’s statement on the implementation period for Brexit; the requirement for firms...more
Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - The first version of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 was published on 1 December 2017. The majority of the Bill's content had been previously announced at the Autumn 2017 Budget (see...more
The Background: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a specific provision of the UK-controlled foreign company rules. The Issue: The Commission will investigate whether the UK's so-called Group...more
UK Tax News and Developments - Government White Paper on Customs Bill - On 9 October, the Government published a White Paper setting out its approach to the introduction of a new customs and VAT regime after the UK...more
UK Tax News and Developments - Latest on the Finance (No 2) Bill 2017 - On 20 July 2017 the government announced in Hansard that the House of Commons will, on Wednesday 6 September 2017, be asked to approve the Ways and Means...more
UK Tax News and Developments - Conservative legislative agenda set out in Queen's Speech - Following the UK general election on 8 June 2017, at which the Conservative party won the largest number of seats but lost its...more
Increasingly complex fund structures and documentation mean that analysing how potential portfolio acquisitions interact with the fund at the top of any deal structure is more important now than ever. Investor Excuse...more
International Tax Developments - BEPS Multilateral Convention signed - On 7 June, officials from more than 60 jurisdictions signed the BEPS Multilateral Convention which will transplant a number of measures in respect...more
In a February 7, 2017 webinar, the Hogan Lovells Digital Single Market (DSM) team presented its take on new developments for 2017. Peter Watts introduced the session by warning that the loss of the UK voice in EU policy...more
The United Kingdom is still an attractive location for a holding company, despite the uncertainty over Brexit. ...more
In his first (and last) Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced a number of tax measures affecting the financial services industry, although many of these changes had been the subject of...more
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the “Convention”) was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) on...more
The New World of Global Tax Planning: a Checklist for Success - As all multinationals (MNEs) are discovering, domestic implementation of the recommendations set out in the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) final...more