Budgets are normally stories of two halves. The first half contains the headline-grabbing tax policy reforms that can be encapsulated in a snappy soundbite in the Budget speech, such as “Chancellor scraps the non-dom regime”....more
3/1/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Federal Budget ,
First Time Homebuyers ,
General Elections ,
Gift Tax ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Revenue Growth ,
Stamp Duty Land Tax ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Levy ,
Tax Reform ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Underneath the headline points, the Budget contained a number of measures designed to fulfil the Chancellor’s objective of encouraging growth and investment. There was broadly good news for those investing in UK real estate....more
3/20/2023
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HMRC ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
REIT ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Spring Statement ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Summary -
Some key measures for businesses in this sector were:
..Cancellation of the planned increase in the rate of corporation tax from 19% to 25% from April 2023. The rate will remain at 19%.
..From November...more
On 10 February 2022 HM Treasury published a response document (Response) to its January 2021 ‘call for input’ on a review of the UK funds regime. The review was necessarily wide-ranging, covering direct and indirect tax,...more
It was a relatively light Budget for the real estate sector. Highlights included the long-awaited announcement of the rate of the residential property developer tax and some reform of business rates....more
10/28/2021
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Business Taxes ,
Capital Gains ,
Consultation ,
Investment Funds ,
Popular ,
Property Owners ,
Property Tax ,
Real Estate Development ,
REIT ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Stamp Duty Land Tax ,
Tax Rates ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
After the broad brush measures taken at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is now targeting help for some of the hardest hit sectors of the economy and is supporting jobs in particular. In his...more
This briefing summarises the key announcements in the Spring Budget from a funds perspective: including the UK funds review, the SDLT surcharge for corporate and individual non-resident purchasers of UK residential property...more
3/18/2020
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Holding Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
OFR ,
Private Placements ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Surcharges ,
Tax Reform ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)