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Transferring a property to a special purpose vehicle ('SPV') prior to sale to reduce tax
Transferring a property to a special purpose vehicle ('SPV') prior to sale to reduce tax Anyone holding land or property that is to be sold may look at opportunities to reduce tax payable on disposal by transferring the property to a special purpose vehicle ('SPV').This article looks at how this could be used to avoid capital gains or income tax. . . . keep reading
Bullet summary of capital gains tax planning techniques
Bullet summary of capital gains tax planning techniques Here's a simple summary of some of the main options to avoid or reduce capital gains tax available to individuals. It includes links to other articles where you can find more information . . . keep reading
Uk and Spanish tax planning when buying and selling Spanish property
Uk and Spanish tax planning when buying and selling Spanish property This is essential reading for anyone buying a property in Spain. It looks at which is the best way to purchase and sell your Spanish property and in particular how to avoid and reduce Spanish and UK capital gains tax on a disposal. It also looks at your income tax position and covers how you can reduce your UK and Spanish income tax liability. We look at not only the UK and the Spanish tax implications but importantly the interaction of the two tax regimes for you as a UK resident, and even if you decide to emigrate. . . . keep reading
Making a Statutory declaration to establish non-UK domicile
Making a Statutory declaration to establish non-UK domicile Establishing an overseas domicile of choice when you leave the UK is not straightforward. Here's one option to assist you in demonstrating the required intention to live overseas permanently. . . . keep reading
When using a company can increase your tax bill
When using a company can increase your tax bill Much has been written on when you should use a UK company. In fact you'll find plenty of websites devoted to using a company and how it could save you thousands off your tax bill. Well, in many cases this is correct, and if you look through some of our previous articles you'll see that we have covered these opportunities. However, we like to go one step further so we're going to run through some of occasions when using a company would not be beneficial. . . . keep reading
Choosing the best offshore bank account
Choosing the best offshore bank account As you'd expect which is the best offshore bank account will depend significantly on what you want it to achieve. In my experience there are four reasons why people set up offshore accounts, which are: Tax avoidance, Higher interest rates, Asset Protection and Privacy requirements. This article looks at each one in detail. . . . keep reading
Can you avoid tax by becoming Cypriot resident and selling UK property?
Can you avoid tax by becoming Cypriot resident and selling UK property? Going overseas and selling UK property without being taxed in the UK or overseas is very attractive to many property investors. Have you ever thought about Cyprus? It's one of the low-tax havens of Europe, as well as having a strong UK expat presence and is itself a popular property investment location . . . keep reading
Offshore tax article - Tax treaty residence and why it can be important in reducing your UK tax liability
Losing your UK tax residence is becoming more difficult, particularly if you're looking to retain significant UK ties after you leave the UK. This is why if you're looking to emigrate from the UK establishing treaty residence overseas makes sense. It essentially provides for a form of back up as if you can establish treaty residence overseas at least you can apply the double tax treaty on the basis of your non UK residence. This article looks at how you can establish your treaty residence overseas and what tax impact this will have including the position of dual residents. . . . keep reading
Deferring Capital Gains Tax on UK property disposals
We've had a few e-mails from members (and non members) asking whether you can sell a UK property, use the proceeds to buy another property, and avoid paying tax on any gain arising on the disposal. This article will go through what the rules are and let you know exactly when you can defer gains on UK property disposals/transfers. . . . keep reading
How using leases can reduce the capital gains tax on the disposal of your investment property
Reducing or avoiding capital gains tax is a common theme in many of out articles. For any property investor this is a good technique to know about. Any gain arising when you sell your investment property is usually subject to capital gains tax - however this is not necessarily the case. This article shows you how you could use short leases to substantially reduce your CGT charge . . . keep reading
How should you own your property to reduce tax and protect your assets?
How you own your home can be very important. As most couples will buy a house between them it's useful to understand the different options available and the impact this will have in terms of the tax position on any disposal as well as the rights of any future creditors. . . . keep reading
Offshore tax article - The Best Holding Company Jurisdictions
The establishment of a holding company can be very beneficial if you're looking at international trading. One of the key reasons for this is that countries often impose withholding taxes on outgoing payments of dividends, interest an royalties. If you can route dividends through companies with favourable double tax treaties you can avoid many of these tax retentions. This article looks at the best holding company destinations for UK residents. . . . keep reading
Reducing UK capital gain tax on a barn conversion
This is a pretty common scenario. Typically you bought a property (eg a farmhouse) a number of years ago. As part of the conveyance there were also some ancillary buildings such as a barn, large storage sheds or even a separate cottage. Given the property price bonanza in recent years you decide to convert the barn into a nice property and sell it, hopefully at a substantial profit. In order to keep more of this large profit, looking at the options available to reduce your UK tax bill are vital. This article gives you the information you need... . . . keep reading
Investing in shares with friends - using a company, partnership or club
Share clubs are becoming increasingly popular. Essentially what happens is a group of friends or colleagues put some cash in a 'pot' and this is then used to invest in shares that the group, (or an executive committee) decide upon. At predetermined intervals the profit is distributed to the members. This article looks at the tax implications of using an investment club or a specially formed company to carry out the share trading activities. . . . keep reading
Can you use an offshore recharging company to reduce your UK corporation tax charge?
Offshore sheltering is one of the most common plan's that UK resident entrepreneurs have to reduce UK taxes. This article looks at using offshore companies and what you can and can't do. . . . keep reading
The best way to provide goods and services in the UK from overseas
It's a common fallacy that simply establishing an offshore company is a simple method to avoid paying UK taxes. This is not always the case and you need to ensure you pay careful attention to the UK tax legislation given much will depend on the type of income being earned and your own residence position. . . . keep reading
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