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Will the Swiss tax deal be full of holes?

Thursday, September 22, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax planning, HMRC, offshore, income tax, Dave Jennings, tax havens, disclosure, investigation, penalties, banking, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, tax amnesty, Switzerland, Liechenstein, Swiss, evasion, savings, Tax Investigations, UK-Swiss deal

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The new UK-Swiss deal clamping down on tax evasion is expected to drive UK investors into the arms of Liechtenstein – with significant tax savings possible through the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF).

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Jet set pets, boutique banks and wealthy families in a tax panic – September wealth roundup

Friday, September 24, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: links, HNWIs, finance, HNWI, banking, yachts, Switzerland, art, investments, wine, Swiss, private jets, secret, memorabilia, sayings

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Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.

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Beware the time-travelling taxman

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, HMRC, offshore, Dave Jennings, investigation, penalties, banking, legislation, Switzerland, Swiss, Isle of Man, Robert Huitson, law, UBS, human rights, backdated

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I am not talking about the HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) version of Doctor Who, as scary as that may sound, now comes something even worse. One of the main gripes we often hear from business’ about our tax system is the lack of certainty. Should HMRC, therefore, be authorised to change the law or its interpretations retrospectively, plunging its victims into a costly time warp and sending them singing for their supper?

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