Tax

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

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

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 on in Europe this week…

New statistics published recently reveal that HMRC paid out over £1 billion in creative sector tax relief during 2018/19. The total paid out since introduction is now approaching £5 billion

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

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...

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.

The number of individuals claiming non-domiciled taxpayer status in the UK has fallen by 13 percent to 78,300 in 2017-18