Tax & Trust
Spear's IFC Forum
Spear’s will be engaging all of its readers — high net worths, wealth managers, lawyers — with a morning of panels and talks on IFCs, followed by a lunch, all at the storied Green’s in the City
Proposed Tax Relief for Non-Doms
Phew! That's a Relief
Proposed laws that will limit the tax liabilities of non-doms are a welcome development. More, please, says Caroline Garnham
Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2011: Winners
Read the winners of the Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2011 here
Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2011: Shortlists Announced
Spear’s is pleased to annouce the nominations for the 2011 Spear’s Wealth Management Awards, co-hosted by One Sandy Lane, taking place on 1 November
Accountancy Index
From the Big Four to the boutique firms, accountants do far more for HNWs and their businesses than merely counting beans. With the help of expert insiders, Freddy Barker and Mark Nayler profile the leading performers in their field
Tax Justice Network: 10 loopholes in UK-Swiss tax deal
An agreement between the UK and Swiss governments, which permanent secretary for tax Dave Hartnett has stated will raise between £4-7bn, is so fundamentally flawed it could actually lose the UK tax revenue
HMRC coming after HSBC cash stashed in Switzerland
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will shortly begin writing to UK residents and organisations holding Swiss bank accounts with the HSBC in Geneva who may not have reported all their income and gains to HMRC
Switzerland tops new Financial Secrecy Index, Luxembourg threatens
Although Switzerland has taken over from the US at the top of the Financial Secrecy Index, it turns out to be Luxembourg which has most to fear from this year’s publication
Global Financial Centres Index: London still top - just
London remains the most competitive city for business, according to the latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index 10, but New York and Hong Kong are a whisker away and catching up. But overall results were dubiously optimistic, with 73 of 75 centres improving their rating, including last-place Athens
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
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Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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