United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 24 Oct 16
UK to water down non-dom CGT reforms on offshore trusts
The UK government is considering plans to water down upcoming reforms to the tax rules governing non-UK domiciles whose permanent home is based overseas, due to concerns they may force out Britain’s wealthiest foreigners.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Oct 16
Calls for UK non-dom reforms to be delayed until after Brexit
Upcoming changes to the tax rules governing non-UK domiciles, set to come into effect in April next year, should be postponed until the “full effects of Brexit” are understood, a leading London-headquartered accountancy firm has urged.
Retirement | 20 Oct 16
UK should stop pension tinkering and simplify Isas: AJ Bell
Waves of changing legislation have made pensions and Isas incredibly and unnecessarily complicated, discouraging people from saving, says Andy Bell, chief executive of investment platform AJ Bell.
Best Practice | 20 Oct 16
HMRC narrows UK tax gap to record low
The gap between between the amount of tax HM Revenue & Customs expected to collect in the last financial year and what it actually raised has fallen to its lowest ever level, and is now one of the smallest in the world.
Retirement | 18 Oct 16
UK government drops secondary annuity market plans
The UK government has scrapped plans to set up a secondary market in annuities saying “it has become clear that creating the conditions to allow a competitive market to emerge could not be balanced with sufficient consumer protections”.