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Tax & Regulation | 20 Nov 15
UK non-dom changes unfair, unreasonable, disproportionate
Plans that would effectively end the UK’s non-domicile status for tax purposes have the potential to do more harm than good and could be contrary to EU law, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Investment | 13 May 15
What’s next for overseas investors in UK property?
As of 6 April 2015, non-UK residents will no longer benefit from attractive tax advantages when they invest in the UK residential property market.
Tax & Regulation | 13 May 15
Non-doms remain under threat despite Labour defeat
Changing legislation and rising charges will mean that non-doms cannot rest on their laurels following the election of a majority Conservative government in the UK general election last week, warns law firm Stephenson Harwood.
Tax & Regulation | 7 May 15
Non-doms move toward mortgages for UK property funding
Non-UK resident individuals are increasingly seeking mortgage finance to fund their UK residential property purchases due to the introduction of the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (‘ATED’) and the advanced rate of stamp duty land tax for property purchased via certain ‘non-natural persons’, says law firm Edwin Coe.
Court rules French social taxes unjust
Non-French residents will no longer have to pay social charges on unfurnished rental income or capital gains on French property after the taxes were ruled as “discriminatory” by the European Court of Justice.