Tax & Regulation | 27 Apr 17
Uncertainty reigns as non-dom changes dropped at ‘11th hour’
UK taxpayers will now face a period of uncertainty after new non-domicile rules and inheritance tax changes to UK residential properties were dropped from the Finance Bill at the last minute, according to industry experts.
Tax & Regulation | 27 Apr 17
Chelsea is latest football club embroiled in HMRC tax probe
Chelsea is the latest Premier League football club to become involved in a £5m (€5.8m, $6.4m) HMRC investigation into tax fraud after Newcastle and West Ham were raided earlier this week.
Middle East | 27 Apr 17
Top challenges facing advisers in the UAE
Advisers working in the Middle East can no longer afford to be a “one-trick pony”, says Phil Story, SEO and head of distribution for EMEA at Investors Trust Assurance, as he urges them to focus on “holistic financial planning” to boost their income stream.
Qrops ‘fire sale’ averted as reforms survive Finance Bill cull
Reforms overhauling overseas pension transfers may have survived the UK government’s wide-ranging cull of the Finance Bill in a bid to avoid a “fire sale” of Qrops, according to Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Apr 17
UK election puts £1,500 pension advice allowance on hold
The UK has pushed back the introduction of the pension advice allowance as the government announces further delays to key tax changes ahead of the snap election on 8 June.