Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 22 Jun 17
Woman loses £50m UK divorce case over ‘sham offshore trust’
A woman in the UK has lost a £50m (€56.7m, $63.2m) divorce court battle after failing to prove her millionaire husband’s offshore trust was a sham.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Jun 17
UK Queen’s Speech fails to address Finance Bill ‘limbo’
Key tax policies dropped from the Finance Bill in the run up to the general election will now be reviewed over the summer, the UK has announced, as the Queen’s Speech gave little clarity on the government’s tax plans for the coming year.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Jun 17
CGT and IHT may fall victim to ongoing UK election stalemate
Attractive exemptions to the inheritance tax (IHT) regime as well as low capital gains tax rates could face the chopping block amid concerns that Britain is heading for a second general election this year.
Mourinho accused of tax fraud by Spanish prosecutors
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has become the latest football figure to be accused of tax fraud by Spanish prosecutors.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jun 17
HMRC frames new string of conditions for APN avoiders
HM Revenue & Customs has set out a string of new conditions under which it may extend the time allowed to pay a tax bill under an accelerated payment notice (APN).