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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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Wedlake Bell responds to Government’s Trusts Consultation

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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Wedlake Bell’s Private Client team respond to government consultation on Inheritance Tax (IHT)

On 19 January 2018, the government requested that the Office of Tax Simplification (“OTS“) carry out a review of inheritance tax in order to identify simplification opportunities. The scoping document… Read more →

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Making a Will

Consultation Response: Wedlake Bell LLP On 13 July 2017, the Law Commission launched a major consultation project on the law of Wills. The law in this area has not been… Read more →

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Probate fees increase for high-value estates

Disappointingly, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that it is going ahead with its controversial proposals to increase the costs of applying for grant of probate under which the maximum… Read more →

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Wedlake Bell responds to plans for a central UK trusts register

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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Inheritance Tax planning under the spotlight

There is a fine line between legitimate tax planning and tax avoidance. The latter can be caught under the statutory “general anti-avoidance rule” if it constitutes a tax arrangement that… Read more →