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Offshore tax planning

More than any other area of tax planning, offshore tax planning offers the greatest opportunities to reduce or eliminate your UK tax bill.

Unfortunately though, offshore tax planning can also be amongst the most complex. It's therefore particularly important that you find out exactly what you can and can't do and to ensure you're kept up to date with the last tax planning opportunities.

In this section we include all articles and reports with an offshore dimension. This includes non residency, non UK domicile, using offshore trusts and companies, working overseas, trading overseas, emigration and tax havens to name just a few.

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FREE DOWNLOAD: Offshore Tax Secrets 2013
25 January 2013
Although there are now a raft of anti avoidance rules that apply to all sorts of offshore planning, for the well advised there are still opportunities available.In this guide we look at some of the to . . . keep reading

Using Offshore Companies - The Complete Tax Planning Guide 2013
This guide contains detailed information on how offshore companies are taxed in 2013 and how (and when) you can use them to reduce your UK taxes. It gives a detailed explanation of how the various a . . . keep reading

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He worked in Ernst & Youngs Entrepreneurial Services department for a number of years before setting up his own tax planning practice. He is now a full time tax author.

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If you require offshore tax guidance you can submit an online question via our Offshore tax Questions section.

Offshore Tax Planning Articles

Transferring royalties to an offshore company to reduce UK tax
15/06/2012

If you're UK resident and domiciled you may be wondering whether there are any opportunities for you to transfer royalties to an offshore company to save UK tax. In this article we look at the UK tax implications of using an offshore royalty holding company. . . . keep reading

How Facebook and other companies are using double tax treaties to reduce tax
04/06/2012

Double tax treaties offer some tremendous opportunities for tax planning. In particular establishing treaty residence overseas can effectively completely eliminate UK corporation tax. In this article we look at establishing treaty residence overseas and how Facebook has created tax planning opportunities from its transfer of operations to Ireland . . . keep reading

Using a new offshore subsidiary or a branch in 2012 - how the foreign branch election applies
20/04/2012

If you want to do business in another country two of the options you have are either (1)Incorporate a new company offshore and use this to carry out the overseas business, or (2)Establish a branch of the existing UK company and carry out the trade via the branch. This article looks in detail at how a foreign branch of a UK company is taxed in 2012 . . . keep reading

Using offshore companies and protected cell companies to avoid the remittance rules
28/03/2012

If you're looking to avoid CGT, using an offshore company can be attractive, particularly as a non dom. In this article we look at how offshore companies can be used to avoid CGT and the remittance rules. In addition we consider how protected cell companies can be used to avoid CGT . . . keep reading

Offshore trusts for grandchildren to avoid UK income tax and CGT
14/03/2012

The options available to UK residents to successfully use offshore trusts to avoid UK tax have been significantly reduced over the past few years due to the scope of the anti avoidance rules in place. This article looks at how offshore trusts for grandchildren can still be used tax efficiently by UK residents. . . . keep reading

Tax structuring for international professional services - case study
09/03/2012

Many members are interested in the various options for structuring an international professional services business. In this article we look at the income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax implications of the various structuring options, including using a UK or offshore company. . . . keep reading

Reducing tax on overseas income when you return to the UK
By: L J Hadnum - 10/02/2012

Anyone returning to the UK will need to carefully consider the potential income tax liability on their overseas income. As a non resident they'll be exempt from UK income tax on overseas income, however after they're UK resident they will be assessed to UK income tax on their worldwide income. This article looks at some of the options available to reduce UK income tax. . . . keep reading

Using offshore trusts for CGT avoidance
25/11/2011

If you're interested in using offshore trusts for CGT avoidance the main problems you'll face are the anti avoidance rules that can attribute capital gains of offshore trusts back to UK settlors and beneficiaries. This article looks at how carefully (and legally!) sidestepping the rules you can arrange for disposals by an offshore trust free of CGT . . . keep reading

Tax implications of buying property with an overseas mortgage
16/11/2011

If you're considering buying overseas property, financing this with an overseas mortgage is a common strategy. What many investors don't consider though are the tax implications of this - some of which can be very costly to overlook. This article looks at the key UK tax implications of using an overseas mortgage to purchase overseas property. . . . keep reading

Extracting cash from offshore trusts free of UK tax
30/09/2011

We looked in a previous article at how extractions of cash from an offshore trust could be taxed if you were UK resident. In particular at how the tax consequences differed according to whether it was a capital or income distribution. In this article we look in more detail at extracting cash tax free from an offshore trust . . . keep reading

How the new CFC rules will apply from 2012
28/09/2011

New rules for controlled foreign companies (CFCs) are to be introduced in the 2012 Finance Bill. These include significant changes in the CFC regime and a move to a risk based approach. This article looks at how the new CFC regime will operate including the CFC exemptions available . . . keep reading

The latest court decision on the UK tax treatment of a US LLC
02/09/2011

The UK tax treatment of US LLC's has been unclear following a 2010 court decision. In this article we look at the appeal decision and how this should restore some clarity to the rules regarding the treatment of US (and in particular, Delaware) LLCs in the UK . . . keep reading

The EU Savings Directive and the BVI
26/08/2011

There has been an amendment as to how the Eu Savings Directive (EUSD) will apply to the BVI. In this article we look at the EUSD, how it operates and how it has changed as it applies to the BVI . . . keep reading

VAT planning in the EU
22/08/2011

VAT is not something we usually cover at WPR, however a number of members have asked questions relating to this. In this article we look at the offshore VAT planning opportunities for businesses doing business in the EU . . . keep reading

When can UK doms use an offshore trust to reduce UK taxes?
15/08/2011

We're often asked about when an offshore trust can be used tax efficiently. It can be very attractive for non doms - but what about UK domiciliaries? In this article we look at when offshore trusts can be used by UK doms. . . . keep reading

Are you receiving income or capital from an offshore trust?
22/07/2011

When you receive a distribution from an offshore trust, assessing whether this is a distribution of capital or income can be important for tax purposes. Income receipts will be assessable on a UK resident (and domiciled) settlor, whereas capital receipts could be subject to various anti avoidance provisions. In this article we look at how to determine whether a trust distribution is income or capital . . . keep reading

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