Regulation

A judge has ruled in favour of a family making tax exempt gifts on behalf of their brother who has been in a coma for over 10 years

With more and more people investing in cryptoassets the taxation of such investment activity is a matter which on many governments are playing catch-up. Governments across the world seem to suspect that investment gains may not be being reported correctly by their taxpayers

eprivateclient took a brief look at what’s been going in the North America region…

At first glance, it may appear that Boris Johnson and the President of Somalia have little in common. However, they have at least one key similarity, having both renounced their US citizenship. And they are not alone, according to the US Treasury, 3983 individuals renounced in 2018, while 5,133 did so in 2017

eprivateclient took a brief look at what’s been going on in Europe this week…

The volume of legal services work in Britain could fall by £3.5 billion in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Law Society of England and Wales.

HMRC is retrospectively contacting those who used a tax avoidance scheme where contractors were paid via loans from offshore trusts. Mark Davies of tax-specialists Mark Davies and Associates looks at what what individuals should do if contacted by HMRC...

Global corporate, funds and trust services provider Estera has launched an interactive economic substance client portal and a new client guide

New Zealand and Switzerland have signed a protocol updating the double tax agreement between the two countries

Pension reforms need to “start from scratch” and work out how the system could “serve the needs of individuals, employers and wider society,” Hargreaves Lansdown has argued.