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EXPANSION OF THE UK TRUST REGISTER
As from 2017, HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) have maintained a centralised database of UK trusts known as the Trust Register. Up until now, the requirement to register has been… Read more →
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Extension of the UK Trust Register
Since 2017, trusts that incur a UK tax liability have been required to register on a central register of trusts (“the Trust Register“) managed by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC“).… Read more →
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On 9 November 2018, following a commitment in the Autumn Budget 2017, HM Revenue and Customs published “The Taxation of Trusts: A Review“, a consultation paper looking at how trusts… Read more →
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Making a Will
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The global drive for greater transparency of corporate and other legal entities continues. In an attempt to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion and other financial crime, one of… Read more →
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