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Tax and Jurisdictions

Where to now if you're looking to change jurisdictions?

Arthur Lancaster

Much talk in the past few months has been focused on which jurisdictions are the most family office friendly. Whilst Switzerland, Monaco and London seem obvious choices when establishing a family office within Europe, we found that the Isle of Man, a self governing British Crown dependency, suited our purposes and is now making concerted and successful efforts to compete in this market.

Did your investment knee jerk?

Marc Smith

Last week’s UK budget has been widely seen as a political budget designed to set the parameters for the country’s general election, due next year. Chancellor Alistair Darling’s headline-grabbing increase in interest rates for the wealthy (the top rate is now 50%) was certainly a knee-jerk reaction to political rather than economic problems.

All change for non-UK domiciliaries

Gary Heynes

The UK has long been known as a tax haven for foreign nationals looking for a low tax jurisdiction.But despite the benefits of the old rules, a new set of highly complicated rules kicked in as of this week which will be costly to monitor and stay within, for those who wish to remain in the UK.

OECD tax haven lists favour Channel Islands and Isle of Man

New tax haven lists published by the OECD last night in the wake of the G20 London summit will drive more family office business towards the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Michelin implicated in tax fraud

The French government has named family-controlled tyremaker Michelin as one of three businesses it wants to investigate for alleged tax fraud.

Death of tax havens is greatly exaggerated

Selwyn Parker

If you believe the OECD’s rhetoric, tax havens are about to collapse like a house of cards before the onslaught of a G20 determined to retrieve untold trillions of lost revenue. However, the death of tax-efficient jurisdictions and their historic rules on confidentiality is greatly exaggerated.