Best Practice
Best Practice | 3 Nov 16
Changes in the South African advisory landscape
Wayne Sorour, head of Old Mutual International South Africa, talks to us about the changing landscape in South Africa and the Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme which opened 1 October 2016 and finishes 30 June 2017.
Best Practice | 2 Nov 16
Brazil nets $15.7bn in tax amnesty
More than 25,000 individuals and 103 companies voluntarily declared offshore assets worth more than BRL169.9bn via a Brazilian amnesty, netting the taxman BRL50.9bn (£12.8bn, $15.7bn, €14.3bn) in taxes and penalties.
Labuan targets US expat friendly business with FATCA support
Malaysia’s Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) is looking to tap into the US expat market by helping businesses in the financial centre comply with the US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca).
Best Practice | 1 Nov 16
HMRC investigates tax bills of one third of UK’s richest
HM Revenue & Customs is investigating 6,500 high net worth individuals (HNWs) with a total case value of £1.9bn (€2.1bn, $2.3bn), according to a report by the UK’s National Audit Office released on Tuesday.
Best Practice | 31 Oct 16
Pound volatility sees UK pension holders seeking more advice
The volatility of the pound has seen a significant uptick in people seeking advice on moving British pensions abroad, which could see hundreds of millions of pounds driven overseas, says deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green.
