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In November’s Technical Newsdesk we highlighted that, following new anti-money laundering legislation, most trusts are now required to retain a written record of their beneficial owners.

Legislation introduced in June 2017 requires most trusts to retain a written record of their beneficial owners.

The Finance (No 2) Bill 2017 is currently passing through Parliament and is expected to receive Royal Assent in December.

The extensive Treasury consultation ‘Financing growth in innovative firms’ considers the lack of effective supply of patient capital, current interventions and potential solutions.

Business Property Relief is a particularly valuable relief in the context of inheritance tax.

For some, working overseas is an important part of their career and they accrue a significant portion of their retirement savings overseas.

The estate administration period starts on the day after the individual dies and generally ends once the residue of the Estate has been determined.

After HMRC’s onslaught in the first decade of this century on taxpayers who claimed to have been non-UK resident, I always considered it inevitable that domicile challenges would soon follow.

Some context

In an article published in the October 2016 issue of Tax Adviser I discussed forthcoming changes to the rules governing the treatment of individuals not domiciled in

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