Articles by Laura Hutchinson
Laura is one of the founding members of Forbes Dawson. She has been working in the field of private client tax for over 20 years, specialising in inheritance tax planning, UK and offshore trusts and tax advice for non-UK domiciliaries. She provides proactive, bespoke advice in an easy to understand way, despite the complexity of the tax system in these areas.
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Elect to pay less tax on a ‘failed PET’
14th October 2016
Posted in Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Laura Hutchinson
The Issue Perhaps the most straightforward form of IHT planning is to make a gift of assets and then survive 7…
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Benefit of existing trust under new non-dom rules
2nd September 2016
Posted in Articles, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client by Laura Hutchinson
After an initial consultation, HMRC have published their comments on the changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciliaries from 6 April…
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Some good news at last for non-UK domiciled individuals
3rd June 2016
Posted in Articles, Expatriate Tax, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client by Laura Hutchinson
Budget 2015 put a stop to many of the favourable tax rules for individuals who are currently treated as not domiciled…
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The 3% additional SDLT charge on residential property
22nd April 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Private Client, Property Tax, Trusts and Estates by Laura Hutchinson
You may be aware of the recent increase in Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) rates affecting purchases of residential property; typically…
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ATED – Does it apply to your company?
8th April 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Property Tax by Laura Hutchinson
One of the administrative burdens relating to the attack on UK residential properties is rearing its head this month – the…
Read moreDon’t fall into the EIS trap!
6th January 2016
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Laura Hutchinson
With the 31 January tax return filing deadline fast approaching, tax agents and their clients will be finalising the various claims…
Read moreThe Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) is closing
21st October 2015
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client, Tax Risk and Investigations by Laura Hutchinson
In recent years HMRC has successfully operated a number of different disclosure facilities through which individuals could come clean on undisclosed…
Read moreTaking real estate out of the estate
15th October 2015
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Property Tax by Laura Hutchinson
The recent attack on deductibility of interest on borrowings may put people off investing in residential properties in the future. In…
Read moreIncreasing tax deductible finance costs for buy to let property
25th September 2015
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client, Property Tax by Laura Hutchinson
The Issue HMRC currently allows finance costs on rental property to be tax-deductible to the extent that the loan does not…
Read moreDon’t forget the non-residence option
21st September 2015
Posted in Articles, Expatriate Tax, Featured Articles, International Tax, Private Client by Laura Hutchinson
Although it is rather an extreme measure, one way for individuals to limit their tax exposure can be for them to…
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