Julian Brooks

Swiss tax agreement announced

The long-awaited agreement with Switzerland over bank accounts held by UK taxpayers has now been finalised. In overview, the agreement will see a one-off “catch-up” ...

Treasury reports on Non-Dom consultation

Further to the Chancellor’s comments in his March Budget, the Treasury has released its initial discussion paper on the treatment of non-UK domiciled ...

Treasury releases details of new Statutory Residence Test

We now have a first look at the long-awaited statutory test for whether an individual is UK tax resident. To some extent, this represents a ...

TAP INTO TAX Iss. 1

The purpose of this series of blogs is to highlight innovative tax planning ideas, which you can ‘TAP’ into; we hope you find them useful.

As part of their ongoing efforts to tackle tax evasion, HMRC have announced a new strategy targeting individuals with Swiss bank accounts.

Trouble ahead for non-residents owning property in France?

The Sarkozy government in France has announced various tax reforms which may affect those living in the UK but owning French assets.

To mark the start of a new tax year HMRC have presented taxpayers with a new incentive to file their tax returns on time! New Self Assessment penalty provisions will be introduced in respect of ...

Many readers will have taken a keen interest in the Chancellor’s much vaunted “Budget for Growth” on 23 March. From a tax perspective this gave us little to write home about. Most individuals will ...