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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

GE Financial Investments: What Determines Residency?

Background - In GE Financial Investments Limited the Court of Appeal (“CoA”) overturned the Upper Tribunal’s (“UT”) decision and held that double taxation relief was not available under the UK-US double tax treaty (the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Consejo de Estado de Colombia: CDI con Reino Unido no activó cláusula de nación más favorecida

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El CDI con Reino Unido no activó cláusula de nación más favorecida de los CDI con España, Suiza y Chile para servicios técnicos, de asistencia técnica y consultoría En Sentencia con Radicado 25411 del 4 de abril de 2024,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Hargreaves Property: What Does the Latest Decision Mean for UK Withholding Tax?

In many respects, the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves Property  will not have surprised tax practitioners as the decision reaffirms best practice considerations around a number of fundamental concepts in relation to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Pin-pointing Residence

The identification of where a company is resident is a critical element in accessing the benefits of a double tax treaty. GE Financial Investments Limited (“GEFI Limited”) was a UK incorporated and tax resident company...more

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New double tax treaty between Luxembourg and the UK

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On 19 July 2023, the new convention for the elimination of double taxation (the “New Convention”) between Luxembourg and the United Kingdom (the “Contracting States”) and its protocol were ratified by the Luxembourg Chamber...more

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Burlington Loan Management DAC: Treaty Shopping Provisions Did Not Apply

The UK’s First-tier Tribunal recently held that the payment of interest received by Burlington Loan Management DAC (“BLM”) (an Irish tax resident company) was not to be denied the benefits of the relief afforded under the...more

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Great Fund Insights: The new Luxembourg/United-Kingdom tax treaty has finally been signed!

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More than four yeas after the announcement of negotiations, the new tax treaty between Luxembourg and the United Kingdom was finally signed on 7 June 2022, together with a Protocol adding further detail. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Haworth: Residency Tie-Breaker Tests in a ‘Round the World’ Tax Scheme

The UK’s First-tier Tribunal recently considered the application of the “place of effective management” residency tie-breaker test found in double tax treaties in the recent case of Haworth and others v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 34...more

Freeman Law

International Tax Treaty: The United Kingdom

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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

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DIAN emite interpretación de Convenios para Evitar la Doble Tributación suscritos por Colombia

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El 13 de diciembre de 2019 entró en vigor el Convenio para Evitar la Doble Tributación entre Colombia y el Reino Unido e Irlanda del Norte y su aplicación en materia de retenciones en la fuente será a partir del 1 de enero de...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK ratifies the OECD’s Multilateral Instrument – Practical Impact and Timing of Implementation

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The UK Double Tax Treaty Passport Scheme – Changes for the UK Loan Market

The UK Double Tax Treaty Passport (“DTTP”) scheme has recently been extended by HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) to allow both non-corporate borrowers and lenders to enjoy the benefits of the scheme. The aim of the amendments is...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Tax Round Up - April 2017

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Welcome to the Tax Round Up, the first edition of what will be a regular bulletin highlighting the latest tax developments relevant to UK companies and asset managers. We plan to produce this monthly with the next one in...more

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A Quiet UK Budget for Asset Managers, But Other Recent Tax Changes Shouldn’t Be Forgotten

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After numerous UK tax changes affecting asset managers over the past few years – not least the wholesale re-vamping of the tax treatment of carried interest and other fund participations for investment fund managers – the UK...more

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BEPS: OECD Releases Multilateral Tax Treaty Convention

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European M+A News, Winter 2016

Smart Acquisition Structures For Deals In Germany And The UK - What Are the Criteria for Smart Acquisitions via Corporations? - Inbound investment structures seeking to acquire a German or UK corporation should take...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

HMRC Responds to Landmark Case on UK Tax Treatment of Delaware LLCs

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Business as usual for UK taxpayers following Supreme Court decision in Anson v HMRC? HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published its response to the UK Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark double taxation case of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Key Takeaways: Delaware LLCs - The Implications of Anson"

Skadden held a webinar on September 14, 2015, to discuss certain key aspects of the U.K. Supreme Court decision in Anson v. HMRC, with a focus on potential ramifications for multinational groups including Delaware LLCs (and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Delaware LLCs and UK Entity Classification: The Fallout From the Curious Case of George Anson"

Fundamental to any developed tax policy is knowing who the taxpayer is (or should be) with respect to any particular transaction. Although that can be relatively straightforward in purely domestic situations, a cross-border...more

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UK Supreme Court Forces HMRC to Rethink its Tax Treatment of Delaware LLCs

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Supreme Court rules in favour of taxpayer in landmark case regarding UK tax treatment of Delaware LLCs. On 1 July 2015, the UK Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited ruling in the case of Anson v Commissioners for Her...more

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UK Supreme Court Decision in Anson v. HMRC Reverses Established Tax Treatment of US LLCs

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In its July 1, 2015 decision in the case of Anson v. HM Revenue & Customs (2015 UKSC 44), the Supreme Court of England and Wales ruled that a Delaware limited liability company was “transparent” for UK income tax purposes. A...more

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