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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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Join up today to have full access to all our unique tax planning reports, tax guides and free tax Q&A service. Offshore Tax QuestionsIf you require offshore tax guidance you can submit an online question via our Offshore tax Questions section. Offshore Tax Planning Articles
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UK tax for offshore life interest trusts
04/11/2009
Following a request by a member, in this article we look at the tax treatment of offshore life interest trusts where the beneficiaries are looking to leave the UK and establish residence and domicile overseas. In particular we look at whether the life interest trust can be wound up and the assets transferred to the non resident beneficiaries. . . .
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UK Ordinary residence in 2009
23/10/2009
Although an individuals 'residence' status is of key importance, for tax purposes 'ordinary residence' can occasionally be of crucial importance. In this article we look at when a visitor to the UK can be classed as UK ordinarily resident and compare the different approaches of HMRC and the Courts . . .
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The 'round the world' CGT planning scheme
14/10/2009
The 'round the world' CGT planning scheme has been considered in a recent court decision and in this article we look at the approach the courts and Revenue have taken in relation to this scheme. . . .
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Latest August 2009 case on central management & control
12/10/2009
In this article we look at the recent August 2009 decision in relation to the central management and control of an offshore company. This case essentially reinforces a lot of the issues which we've previously covered in our company residence articles, and therefore provides a useful summary of the key points. . . .
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Setting up an offshore joint venture to reduce UK tax
09/09/2009
Many people ask whether they can use an offshore company to carry out their trade and avoid UK tax. For many UK residents this is very difficult to do however forming an offshore joint venture with an overseas colleague or supplier could be a good option. This article looks at how offshore joint ventures could reduce UK tax . . .
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Why the UK can be a tax haven
07/09/2009
This will come as a surprise to many readers, however the UK does have a number of very tax advantageous rules which can make it a tax haven for many, even ignoring the remittance basis for non UK domiciliaries. This article looks at why the UK can be a tax haven. . . .
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Questions HMRC may ask when assessing the residence of an offshore company
28/08/2009
If you're planning on setting up an offshore company to avoid UK corporation tax on the profits of a UK trade or capital gains, one of the difficulties is ensuring that the central management and control is based overseas. In this article we look at some of the questions that HMRC may raise in an enquiry into the residence of an offshore company . . .
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Using a UK double tax treaty to work in the UK free of UK income tax
14/08/2009
The general rule is that if you have a UK employment the earnings from that employment are subject to UK income tax. This applies irrespective of your residence status. However, this is not the full story, as the terms of a UK double tax treaty will impact on this. In many cases these treaties can be used to exempt any UK salary from UK income tax. In this article we take a detailed look at the use of double tax treaties to avoid UK income tax on UK employment income . . .
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Using offshore trusts for CGT avoidance
29/07/2009
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 . . .
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Using an offshore company and trust structure for a foreign trade
22/07/2009
Establishing directly held offshore companies are a popular topic at wealthprotectionreport.co.uk. In this article we look at how using an offshore company to trade overseas could be structured. In particular how using an offshore company to hold the shares in the company could substantially increase the tax benefits. . . .
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Offshore Tax Book
Non Dom Tax Book
Tax Havens Book
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Capital Gains Tax
Tax Planning Strategies with Offshore Companies
Using Offshore Trusts To Save Tax
