27 Jan 2022 Trading for visas: UK considers easing visa requirements for Indian nationals By Tom Marsom When the UK left the UK-EU transition period on 31 December 2021, it ended free trade of goods and services with a trading bloc of 450m...
14 Dec 2021 LIBOR transition - impact for trustees By Clare Wilson Jennifer Smithson The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is one of the main interest rate benchmarks used in financial markets, determining interest...
29 Oct 2021 Are HMRC’s conclusions reasonable? By Paul Hardwick HMRC v Sukhdev Mattu [2021] UKUT 0245 (TCC) is a recent application by HMRC to apply a tax-related penalty on Mr Mattu for alleged...
29 Oct 2021 Real life Succession By Charles Gothard As the latest series of the US TV programme Succession airs and viewers are yet again drawn into the complex lives of the Roy family...
27 Oct 2021 UK Budget and immigration - Chancellor confirms 2022 high skilled visa plans By Tom Marsom Today, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s fiscal plans for the immediate and near future. Amongst the tax...
29 Sep 2021 When is an annex a separate dwelling? By Damiano Sogaro Purchasing “an interest in at least two dwellings” lowers the rate of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) that you will pay due to a relief known...
26 Aug 2021 Remote right to work checks to continue until 5 April 2022 By Tom Marsom The UK Government has announced that the temporary concession on remote right to work checks will now continue until at least 5 April...
26 Aug 2021 Brexit plus Covid-19 plus immigration policy equals acute labour shortages By Tom Marsom Back in December 2020, just before the end of the Brexit transition period which marked the final withdrawal of the UK from the EU's...
07 Jun 2021 A welcome update on the Trust Registration Service By Macfarlanes An old saying goes “put not your trust in money; put your money in trust”. Is this still true when so many trusts now need to be...
18 Jan 2021 UK introduces tighter travel restrictions to combat new Covid-19 variants By Tom Marsom UPDATE: From 15 February 2021, new guidance is in effect - please see our updated note here: Covid-19 UK travel restrictions and...
22 Oct 2020 New Post-Brexit Immigration Rules announced By Tom Marsom The Home Office has laid before the UK Parliament a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. This document sets out the new...
02 Oct 2020 Employers should take action now to prepare for the new immigration system By Tom Marsom As the UK nears the end of the Brexit transition period, the Home Office has launched a marketing campaign to ensure that employers are...
13 May 2020 European Commission proposes deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines By Jennifer Smithson In an effort to increase tax transparency and tackle aggressive tax planning, a sixth amendment to the EU Directive on Administrative...
01 Apr 2020 Covid-19 and UK immigration: Home Office temporarily relaxes right to work check procedure By Tom Marsom As Covid-19 forces the UK and much of the world into social isolation, employers have been adapting to the new reality and rapidly...
29 Jan 2020 The UK government is advised to liberalise post-Brexit immigration policy to attract global talent By Tom Marsom The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent panel of economists and academics that advises the UK government on immigration...
19 Dec 2019 New UK government signals major, if not radical, immigration reforms from 2021 By Tom Marsom Following the success of the Conservative Party in the UK’s General Election of 12 December 2019, we consider how immigration is affected...