KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more
In this article, we look forward to likely key developments in UK pension law in 2025. This article covers, in particular: Virgin Media: the legal rollercoaster continues … The Pension Schemes Bill: a comprehensive...more
Welcome to the December 2024 edition of our UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen interesting decisions on the basis for rescission of an arrangement with adverse tax consequences, the treatment of a loan from an EBT, the tax...more
A number of changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) were announced as part of the Budget measures. We have covered each of the main measures below. It should be noted that these changes are not coming into effect until April 2026 at...more
The Autumn Budget announced that from 6 April 2027, the majority of death benefits paid from registered pension schemes (whether DB or DC) will form part of the deceased member’s estate for inheritance tax (“IHT”) purposes....more
The Autumn Budget contained the following key announcements affecting occupational pension schemes...more
Autumn Budget 2024: bringing pensions into the scope of IHT - The Chancellor announced in her Budget Speech that from April 6, 2027, unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within a member’s estate for...more
Rachel Reeves, the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer in the role’s 800-year history, delivered Labour’s first budget in 14 years on the 30th October. We have set out below a brief summary of some of the tax measures...more
Yesterday, 30 October 2024, the Chancellor announced that the Autumn 2024 budget will raise taxes by £40bn, the biggest raise since 1993. While the Autumn budget arguably does not portray as pessimistic an outlook for...more
Today's Budget brought some good news: Despite recent speculation, National Insurance contributions (NICs) will not be charged on employers’ pension contributions; and No changes were announced to members’ tax-free lump sums....more
Following the UK Government’s 6 March announcement of tax reforms for the current “non-dom” tax regimes, the opposition Labour party has begun to outline how its plans would differ if they win the next UK general election. In...more
On 6 March 2024, the UK government announced the planned abolition of the remittance basis of taxation for UK resident non-domiciliaries from 6 April 2025 onwards for foreign income and gains (FIG). This will be replaced with...more
As part of the UK’s Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced the abolition of the remittance basis for income tax and capital gains tax for non-UK domiciled, UK resident individuals (the...more
Welcome to the November edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen the new Chancellor deliver his Autumn Statement following from the previous Chancellor’s so-called mini budget in October and the Court of Appeal’s...more
Quick Summary. In the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for administering and collecting taxes in the UK. For 2019, HMRC collected $841.19 billion in tax revenue. But it took over 300...more
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published its first report following its review of certain aspects of the UK’s capital gains tax regime requested by the Chancellor in July this year with the specific purpose of...more
It is no secret that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a significant impact on the economy. Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently stated that “it is now very likely that the UK is facing a significant recession at the...more
With a number of changes affecting the private wealth world to come over the next 12 months, our private client team take a look at some of the key UK legal developments for 2020, including the extension of the UK trust...more
On 20 December 2019 HMRC updated its guidance on the taxation of cryptoassets. In particular, HMRC has now given its view on where the most common form of cryptoasset (being the exchange token) should be treated as located...more
If you are a US citizen and your spouse or civil partner is not you need to ensure you have appropriate estate planning in place to avoid your heirs getting an unexpected tax bill following your death. In this guide we...more
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) recently released a report on simplifying the design of UK inheritance tax (IHT). This article highlights areas where taxpayers might take advantage of existing opportunities to make...more