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28 Dec, 2020
Economic substance legislation came into effect on 1st January 2019 in low tax jurisdictions including Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Mauritius, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The aim, to counter criticism from the EU/OECD concerning the use of...
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07 Aug, 2018
Double-taxation agreements (DTAs) in force: Bahrain (3rd February 2012), Barbados (28th February 2008), Belgium (10th September 2015), Bermuda (19th July 2013), Botswana (22nd June 2005), China (17th January 2000)...
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28 Dec, 2016
There have also been significant fiscal changes since our last news later, mainly aimed at UK Res Non Doms. Perhaps the most significant one being the use of offshore entities to hold London property.
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21 Jul, 2016
The Republic of Cyprus signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation ('DTT') with Jersey, during a ceremony at London's Cyprus High Commission on 11 July 2016...
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09 Mar, 2015
There is a limited offering of articles this month, but a couple of interesting ones. The first two featured are speculating as to whether those QROPS Schemes who have embraced full UK type flexibility will lose their IHT free status as...
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22 Jan, 2015
Well it finally came to pass after much hand wringing among the experts. New UK rules will apply to QROPS from April this year. Some details are still required from HMRC, and these are promised, hopefully in good time for April...
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30 Sep, 2014
Roy Saunders examines the means and methods by which international investors can invest in UK real estate.
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14 Aug, 2014
Since his inauguration in January 2009, President Obama appears to have been on a mission to claw back billions of tax dollars he claims the US is losing each year. A progressive regime of new laws and policies has been introduced to attack US individuals and corporations seeking to (legally) limit their tax obligations through the use of overseas jurisdictions.
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30 Nov, 2012
The concept of the trust as we know it in our days dates back to the Crusaders in the 12th Century and is based on the Anglo-Saxon legal system. It was devised to allow continuity of family property and succession in troubled times when the âmaster of the houseâ was off to war.
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10 Aug, 2012
In this article, Christopher Simpson and Kerry Anderson of O'Neal Webster examine the key elements of BVI funds and the advantages they offer
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