Transfer of assets abroad: mind your motives
The transfer of assets abroad (ToAA) code is a cornerstone of the UK’s anti-avoidance regime, designed to prevent individuals from avoiding UK income tax by transferring assets to persons abroa
The transfer of assets abroad (ToAA) code is a cornerstone of the UK’s anti-avoidance regime, designed to prevent individuals from avoiding UK income tax by transferring assets to persons abroa
The 2024 Budget announced several major changes for inheritance tax, marking a radical reform of this tax akin to the 2006 changes for trusts.
Employers are legally responsible for deducting, accounting for and paying income tax and Class 1 primary NIC to HMRC under the PAYE system.
In April, US President Donald Trump introduced a swathe of increased tariffs (or customs duties) in an attempt to stamp out trade deficits and encourage corporati
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The proposed changes to business property relief have so far sent only ripples through the business world.
I remember Lord Carnwath (then ‘a “mere” Lord Justice’) addressing the London Branch of the CIOT back in about 2008.
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The salaried member rules are designed to counter the ‘disguised employment’ of individuals within limited liability partnerships (LLPs).
The single most important tax system in the UK is, of course, the Pay As You Earn system. In 2023-24, PAYE brought in some £409 billion, or about 42% of national accounts taxes.