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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
offshore,
income,
domicile,
Naomi Smith,
residence,
non-dom,
residency,
overseas,
non-domicile,
UK,
offshore funds,
non-residency,
remittance basis,
foreign income,
ordinarily resident,
tax liabilities,
resident

There are currently a quarter of a million online discussions asking questions about how you will be taxed if you bring money from abroad or transfer foreign income into the UK. The multitude of answers are enough to tax anyone’s brain, but the foremost deciding factor is domicile. Here,we look at the situation for both UK-domiciled and non-domiciled individuals.
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Friday, June 17, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
consultation,
Mike Hyland,
residence,
Gaines-Cooper,
non-dom,
UK residency,
non-domicile,
non-uk residence,
UK resident
The Government has today released its consultation on the long awaited statutory definition of residence which they are seeking to introduce from 6 April 2012.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | Posted by: Stuart Maggs
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
income tax,
PPR,
residence,
Stuart Maggs,
income from property,
property trading,
sale,
development,
reliefs,
plot,
planning permission,
second property,
house,
let,
building in your garden,
land,
garden
From time to time an Englishman stands and stares at his back garden and thinks, “You know, I think there’s room to fit another house in there.” The question of how to develop your property while minimising the potential tax liability then arises – and it’s a regular one for tax advisers.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Business,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
pensions,
budget,
tax avoidance,
relief,
planning,
stamp duty,
deficit,
Office for Tax Simplification,
private residence relief,
PPR,
residence,
non-dom,
predictions,
GAAR,
personal allowance,
non-domicile,
stamp duty land tax
What lies in store for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and high earners in the UK in next week’s Budget? Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, makes some predictions…
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
IHT,
retirement,
Naomi Smith,
HMRC6,
residence,
family,
UK residency,
residency,
overseas,
refunds,
retire,
children,
options,
abroad

Planning to move abroad for retirement? Fancy a sunnier climate and ending your UK tax residence? We don’t blame you! But you’ll need to look at your tax position carefully because becoming non-resident is now more difficult than ever. Here’s why…
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Thursday, January 06, 2011 | Posted by: Gary Woods
Categories:
Business,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: business,
tax,
HMRC,
VAT,
Gary Woods,
aircraft,
residence,
jets,
flying,
planes,
European Court of Justice,
sailing,
Santa,
transport,
boat

If you’re thinking of trading in your boat or jet for a newer model in 2011, you may find the cost adds up to more than you think. As we’re still feeling festive, let’s take Santa and his sleigh for a ride through the new VAT rules.
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Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: HNWIs,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
IHT,
pensions,
NIC,
budget,
tax avoidance,
planning,
domicile,
private residence relief,
PPR,
residence,
NICs,
National Insurance Contributions
How are your revenues, assets and tax planning likely to be affected in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget on 22 June? We look at seven areas that will affect high net worth individuals…
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Thursday, April 08, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
Sue Knight,
tax havens,
domicile,
HMRC6,
residence,
Gaines-Cooper,
residency,
IR20,
UK residents,
non-residency,
status

An intolerable uncertainty now exists for UK non-residents following the outcome of the Judicial Review hearings of Davies, James and Gaines-Cooper – as I outlined last month in
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
HNWIs,
Sue Knight,
tax havens,
domicile,
residence,
Gaines-Cooper,
residency,
IR20,
UK residents,
status,
Finance Bill 2008

The
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