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Budget 2012 impact on high earners and entrepreneurs

Friday, March 23, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax avoidance, budget, GAAR, residence, personal allowance, Budget 2012, budget2012, non-doms, Craig Kemsley, pension tax relief, 50% tax

How will UK Budget 2012 affect high earners and entrepreneurs? Craig Kemsley, Head of London Private Client at Grant Thornton, gives a summary – watch the video or continue reading for a text roundup of the main points.

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How will Budget 2012 affect your wealth?

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, Francesca Lagerberg, tax avoidance, budget, GAAR, residence, personal allowance, stamp duty land tax, 50p tax rate, budget2012, non-doms, pension tax relief, mansion tax, SDLT, 50% tax rate

There was something of a Budget ‘give away’ flavour to the Chancellor George Osborne’s speech. So what were the big Budget 2012 changes for individuals, higher earners and high net worth individuals (HNWIs)? Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax at Grant Thornton, reviews today’s Budget highlights.

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Budget 2012 predictions affecting HNWIs and high earners

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Business, Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, Francesca Lagerberg, VAT, tax avoidance, budget, GAAR, residence, predictions, personal allowance, stamp duty land tax, luxury goods, budget2012, non-doms, pension tax relief, mansion tax, SDLT, 50% tax

How are high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and high earners in the UK likely to be affected in next week’s Budget? Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, makes a few predictions, from pension tax relief to a potential new VAT on luxury goods.

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What are the tax implications of bringing funds into the UK from abroad?

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

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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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Clarity on UK tax residence?

Friday, June 17, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Hyland
| Tags: tax, HMRC, consultation, Mike Hyland, non-dom, residence, Gaines-Cooper, non-domicile, UK residency, 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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Tax traps and tax-smart ways to build a house in your garden

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | Posted by: Stuart Maggs
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, property, capital gains tax, CGT, income tax, residence, Stuart Maggs, sale, PPR, development, income from property, property trading, reliefs, house, building in your garden, second property, plot, garden, planning permission, let, land

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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How 2011 Budget will affect HNWIs – our predictions

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Business, Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, property, pensions, tax avoidance, budget, relief, planning, stamp duty, deficit, GAAR, non-dom, residence, Office for Tax Simplification, predictions, non-domicile, PPR, private residence relief, personal allowance, 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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Retiring abroad could be more taxing than you think

Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, property, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, CGT, IHT, retirement, residence, Naomi Smith, family, overseas, HMRC6, residency, UK residency, refunds, retire, children, abroad, options

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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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Don’t get sleighed by new VAT rules on boats and aircraft

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, sailing, transport, Santa, European Court of Justice, boat

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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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Seven predictions for where the emergency Budget will hit your wealth

Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business, Protecting your wealth | Tags: HNWIs, property, capital gains tax, CGT, pensions, IHT, tax avoidance, budget, NIC, planning, domicile, residence, PPR, private residence relief, 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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