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4 Jun 2025
How savings and investments are taxed – and tips to lower your bill
Head of Employment and Pensions, Mike Haynes, provides greater clarity as to the ways in which savings and investments are taxed in the UK, in Saga.
28 May 2025
Andersen appoints new partner to its global mobility practice
Andersen LLP strengthens its Global Mobility practice with a key partner hire.
24 May 2025
Residence nil-rate band rules and how to use it
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on residence nil-rate band rules, what determines how one qualifies to use them, and who qualifies as direct descendants, in The Telegraph.
23 May 2025
Movers & shakers: 29 May 2025
Andersen LLP strengthens its Global Mobility practice with a key partner hire.
23 May 2025
People in the news: Sumer, Forvis Mazars, BDO
Andersen LLP strengthens its Global Mobility practice with a key partner hire
20 May 2025
Too much for Brexiteers, too little for Remainers – could that be the sign of a genuinely balanced UK-EU deal?
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, outlines the implications of the recently announced trade deal between the UK and the EU, in LBC News.
15 May 2025
Legal tech this, AI law firm that: But what about jobs and trust?
Crypto tax partner Ben Lee discusses how increasing use of AI is impacting the legal sector, highlighting the compliance issues firms must be aware of, in City AM.
9 May 2025
Taxbit Expands Global Presence with Six Executive Appointments across the United Kingdom, Europe, and Latin America
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, has been appointed as the British Executive in digital asset compliance platform Taxbit‘s Residence program.
7 May 2025
UK-India trade deal sparks controversy, unnecessarily
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, outlines why the recently agreed trade deal between the UK and India is to be welcomed, in Tax Journal.
4 Apr 2025
How landlords can save hundreds of pounds in tax with this little-used hack
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Form 17 and its implications for tax on rental income, inheritance tax, and capital gains tax, in the Telegraph.
28 Mar 2025
Australia Tightens Crypto Oversight as Exchanges Expand, Testing Industry’s Appetite for Regulation
Partner and Head of Andersen’s crypto team, Zoe Wyatt, comments on Australia’s crypto industry that has undergone a rapid transformation following the government’s proposal to establish a stricter set of digital asset regulations, in CCN.
26 Mar 2025
Tax returns: HMRC fines set to jump as Treasury pushes for ‘easy wins’
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on HMRC’s plans to crackdown on tax evasion, announced in Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement, in City AM.
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26 Mar 2025
HMRC fines set to ‘jump’ with millions of UK households warned
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on HMRC’s plans to crackdown on tax evasion, announced in Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement, in Birmingham Live.
26 Mar 2025
Economy under pressure as Spring Statement measures revealed; but what does it mean for advisers and clients? Reaction
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, argues that Chancellor Reeves’ Spring Statement lacked the bold tax relief needed to stimulate economic growth, in IFA Magazine.
24 Mar 2025
Malta: a former British colony offering stability for non-doms
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, and Jean-Philippe Chetcuti and Magdalena Velkovska of Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates explore why Malta has emerged as one of the most attractive jurisdictions for residency, particularly for wealthy individuals fleeing the UK following the scrapping of the non-dom regime, in Taxation magazine.
11 Mar 2025
Surge in retirees raiding their pension pots to avoid inheritance tax charges
Head of Employment and Pensions, Mike Haynes, notes that following the Autumn Budget’s introduction of inheritance tax on pensions from 2027, many individuals are taking more money out of their pension pots to avoid tax on unspent savings, in The i Paper.
10 Mar 2025
Meet the Donald Dashers: How the rich and famous are fleeing the US in horror at President Trump – and Notting Hill is their number one desired destination
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on the increasing number of wealthy US individuals seeking to move to the UK, in particular following the election of Donald Trump, in The Daily Mail.
3 Mar 2025
How will the “Crypto President” reshape offshore crypto jurisdictions?
Partner and Head of Andersen’s crypto team, Zoe Wyatt, has been interviewed by OFC Insider on why offshore jurisdictions are integral to the crypto sector, and President Trump’s potential impact on them, in Comment Central.
28 Feb 2025
How will the “Crypto President” reshape offshore crypto jurisdictions?
Partner and Head of Andersen’s crypto team, Zoe Wyatt, has been interviewed by OFC Insider on why offshore jurisdictions are integral to the crypto sector, and President Trump’s potential impact on them, in OFC Insider.
18 Feb 2025
Does my online side hustle warrant an HMRC investigation?
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, explains who’s likely to be targeted in follow-up compliance work as online platforms drop large amounts of transaction data at the door of HMRC, in Business & Accountancy Daily.
14 Feb 2025
Spring Forecast: When is it and what can we expect?
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, discusses what to expect from the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, as well as the best approach for stimulating the economy, in The Independent.
13 Feb 2025
‘HMRC are after tax-dodging traders, not your casual Ebay seller’
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses how HMRC receives information from platforms such as eBay and Vinted about those that sell on there, to chase tax-dodging traders, in FT Adviser.
30 Jan 2025
The defining events of 2025 for accountants and bookkeepers
Partner and Head of Corporate Tax, Kevin Hindley, comments on the year ahead for UK businesses with the new Labour government entering its first full calendar year, and Donald Trump’s second presidential term, in AAT Comment.
27 Jan 2025
Form 7217 Requires Reporting Partnership Property Distributions
Partner and Head of US Business Tax, Marek Krawczyk and Assistant Manager, Prachi Gupta, explain how partnerships can meet new reporting standards while optimising tax outcomes for partners, in Bloomberg’s Tax Management International.
13 Jan 2025
CFOs look to avoid hasty cost-cutting
Partner and Head of Corporate Tax, Kevin Hindley, comments on the impacts for UK businesses of the rise in employers’ National Insurance announced in the recent Budget, in AccountingWEB.
18 Dec 2024
What does government chatbot experiment mean for tax advice?
Digital Assets Partner, Ben Lee, comments on GOV.UK Chat and how it helps users access information about business rules and support, including taxation, in Financial Accountant.
6 Nov 2024
AI, jobs and tax: a balancing act for policymakers
Digital Assets Partner, Ben Lee, comments on AI’s potential impact on our workforce and tax base, in Financial Accountant.
30 Oct 2024
Autumn Budget: the winners and losers
Partner and Head of Corporate Tax, Kevin Hindley, comments on the impact of increasing the rate of employers’ national insurance, in Fidelity International.
30 Oct 2024
Govt’s ‘painful’ budget decisions revealed | Industry reacts to budget measures
Partner and Head of Corporate Tax, Kevin Hindley, comments on the announcement in the Budget that employers’ National Insurance will rise from 13.8% to 15%, in Wealth DFM Magazine.
23 Oct 2024
Rising taxes are a Budget concern for finance leaders
Partner and Head of Corporate Tax, Kevin Hindley, comments on the impact of increasing the rate of employers’ national insurance, in AccountingWEB.
11 Oct 2024
“AI must be wielded cautiously in tax administration’ “
Digital Assets Partner, Ben Lee, discusses how AI technologies, despite their strong utility, must be utilised cautiously and transparently by tax authorities, in FTAdviser.
22 Sep 2024
What is the pension tax-free lump sum, and how to take it
Head of Employment and Pensions, Mike Haynes, comments on the pension tax-free lump sum and factors affecting the allowance, in the Telegraph.
16 Sep 2024
Where to next for the UK’s non-doms?
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, discusses the best alternative low tax jurisdictions across Europe following sweeping changes to non-dom rules that came from the first Budget of the new Labour government, in Accountancy Daily.
15 Sep 2024
Italy retains allure for rich Europeans fleeing higher taxes
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, states that wealthy UK and French taxpayers will still want to relocate to Italy, for reasons such as “the Italian Riviera, the Italian Alps, the architecture, culture, people,” despite Rome’s recent decision to double its flat tax on the foreign income of rich expats, in The Financial Times.
2 Sep 2024
Q&A: Italian tax regime
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, discusses the workings and benefits of the Italian tax regime, in Taxation.
28 Aug 2024
Fears of rise in UK capital gains tax trigger selling ‘frenzy’
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on the proposed October Budget that is driving a “frenzy” of activity by business owners, property investors and shareholders, in the Financial Times.
9 Aug 2024
Investing in cryptoassets needs to become as easy as buying shares, and equally as safe
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, and Crypto and Digital Asset Technical Director, Dion Seymour, argue that investing in cryptoassets should be made as easy and safe and highligh recent UK regulatory steps and advocating for greater access and protection for retail investors, in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence.
9 Aug 2024
OPINION OF THE WEEK: UK Shuts Non-Dom Regime But Don’t Assume Easy Alternatives
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Italy’s doubling of its fee for wealthy foreigners, in WealthBriefing.
8 Aug 2024
Italy hikes ‘non dom’ charge to €200k
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Italian lawmakers’ plans to double the flat tax charged on high net worth individuals who transfer their tax residence to Italy, in Accountancy Daily.
7 Aug 2024
Crypto crackdown: HMRC ramps up nudge-letter campaign
Crypto and Digital Asset Technical Director, Dion Seymour and Digital Assets Partner, Ben Lee discuss HMRC’s issuing of a third round of nudge letters to potential owners of cryptoassets and the response needed from recipients, in AccountingWEB.
2 Aug 2024
GB’s Olympians warned of potential French tax shock
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on British athletes becoming unknowingly liable for French taxes on income generated at the Olympics, in The Financial Times.
1 Aug 2024
Britons urged to use tax-free allowance as Labour eyes up ‘substantial’ tax hike
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on potential tax increases under Labour, including capital gains tax and inheritance tax, in The Daily Express
30 Jul 2024
AI and Tax Authorities: Balancing Innovation and Oversight
Partner, Ben Lee, argues that AI technologies – while an excellent tool to facilitate tax collection – must be used responsibly and transparently by global tax authorities, in Bloomberg’s Tax Management International Journal.
26 Jul 2024
Centrica vs HMRC: What does Supreme Court ruling on tax deduction mean for businesses?
Partner, Warren Howells, comments on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Centrica v HMRC, in City A.M.
3 Jul 2024
Objects in the rear view mirror
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses retrospective legislation against tax avoidance schemes and why there may be an increase in this type of legislation on the horizon, in Tax Journal.
26 Jun 2024
Cryptoassets and the rise of the tax calculators
Digital Assets Partner, Ben Lee, explains why crypto tax calculators cannot be relied on exclusively to arrive at an accurate tax figure, in Tax Journal.
21 Jun 2024
What’s driving the UK’s wealthy towards the exit?
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Labour causing wealthy individuals to leave the UK due to their tax proposals, in the Financial Times.
15 Jun 2024
Will the election leave you better off?
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Labour’s proposed tax plan, including £8.6 billion in tax rises, in the Financial Times.
14 Jun 2024
Tax anomalies that keep experts awake at night
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on anomalies in the UK’s tax code that can appear to be confusing or unfair, in the Financial Times.
14 Jun 2024
UK’s Labour Confirms Non-Dom IHT Squeeze, Says It Will Change Private Equity Tax
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on the reactions of the private client and wealth sectors to Labour’s non-dom regime plans, in WealthBriefing.
13 Jun 2024
Breaking the stalemate: analysis into crypto policy and the general election – Zoe Wyatt and Dion Seymour
Zoe Wyatt and Dion Seymour discuss the implications of the upcoming general election on the UK crypto industry.
13 Jun 2024
Level Foundations – Andrew Parkes
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses how HMRC’s ability to gather information has evolved and advanced in recent decades, as well as how this has facilitated HMRC’s recent crackdown on holiday let landlords, in Taxation.
13 Jun 2024
Labour to prioritise ‘wealth creation’ as manifesto under scrutiny: reactions from across the industry
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Labour’s plans to remove the remaining benefits of the non-dom regime and the subsequent likelihood of non-doms relocating to friendlier jurisdictions, in IFA Magazine.
25 Apr 2024
Miles Dean comments on the impacts of Labour’s tax plans for non-doms in Tax Journal.
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, warns that Labour’s tax plans for non-doms are making the UK unsafe as a tax environment, in Tax Journal.
25 Apr 2024
Miles Dean comments on the impacts of Labour’s tax plans for non-doms in The Guardian
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, warns that Labour’s tax plans for non-doms are making the UK unsafe as a tax environment, in The Guardian.
25 Apr 2024
Miles Dean comments on Labour’s plans to crack down on non-doms in the Financial Times
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, cautions that a major Labour crackdown on non-doms would cause many of them to relocate to friendlier jurisdictions.
25 Apr 2024
The Curious Case of Webster v HMRC – Andrew Parkes
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses Webster v HMRC – which centres on disclosure of bank account details by HMRC to the IRS – and how the case may be derailed due to its anonymous funders.
14 Mar 2024
The Government tries to soften the blow for non-doms – Huw Griffiths
Director Huw Griffiths comments on the transitional arrangements the Government has announced to prevent significant numbers of UK non-doms from relocating.
14 Mar 2024
Non-doms: a short-sighted ploy driven by an election – Miles Dean
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, argues that the Conservatives’ move to scrap the non-dom tax regime is shortsighted and economically detrimental, in the Financial Times.
1 Mar 2024
Non-doms: a short-sighted ploy driven by an election – Miles Dean
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, argues that the Conservatives’ move to scrap the non-dom tax regime is shortsighted and economically detrimental, in the Financial Times.
27 Feb 2024
Compliance lessons from Entain’s £615 million HMRC and CPS agreement
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on Entain’s £615 million deferred prosecution agreement with HMRC and the CPS.
25 Feb 2024
How to take on the taxman – and win
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on the HMRC appeals process, and how best to navigate it, in The Telegraph.
5 Feb 2024
Q&A: Why does HMRC treat a Jersey limited liability partnership differently from a US one?
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses HMRC’s updated guidance on overseas entities and US LLCs, how this has changed, and its implications, in Taxation.
24 Jan 2024
IRS Cuts to Transactional No-Rule List Won’t Upend Tax Advice
Partner and Head of US Business Tax, Marek Krawczyk and Ben Furtick of Certa Insurance Partners discuss the implications of the new IRS guidance for transactions and restructurings of multinational groups, in Bloomberg Tax.
21 Jan 2024
Tax savings: How you could slash HMRC bill by making this one simple change
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, comments on the Capital Gains Tax benefits of being married, in The Daily Express.
11 Jan 2024
Evasion clampdown: Treasury to make £12.7bn from new global minimum corporation tax
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on the impacts of the new global minimum corporation tax, in City A.M.
9 Jan 2024
Can You Trust The Foundations?
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses protecting your family’s wealth in common law versus civil law jurisdictions via trusts and foundations, in IFC Review.
30 Nov 2023
UK Won’t Excuse Ignorance in the Hunt for Unpaid Crypto Taxes, Experts Say
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the UK government’s call for crypto users to voluntarily disclose any unpaid capital gains or income taxes to avoid penalties, in CoinDesk.
20 Nov 2023
Stay or go? UK’s non-doms prepare for scrapping of tax status
Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on the implications of the Labour Party’s pledge to scrap the non-domiciled tax status, in the Financial Times.
20 Oct 2023
Global Tax Transparency Standards Are Coming for Cryptoassets
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, and Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discuss the global implications of new US crypto tax reporting rules, in Bloomberg Tax.
28 Sep 2023
Will ditching inheritance tax make British society a fairer place?
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, explains why inheritance tax should be “scrapped altogether”, in The Guardian.
25 Sep 2023
Bloomsbury Professional: Q&A with Andrew Parkes
National Technical Director, Tax, Andrew Parkes, discusses the evolution of International Tax during his career and the major challenges the industry is facing at the moment, in an interview with Bloomsbury Professional.
18 Sep 2023
Ready Player One: Web3 and the Metaverse
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the development of web3 technologies and their potential impact on financial services professionals, in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence.
31 Aug 2023
Examining PayPal’s Venture Into The Stablecoin Market
Crypto Tax Partner, Ben Lee, and Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discuss PayPal’s announcement of their own stablecoin and its UK tax implications, in Law360.
23 Aug 2023
Could Rishi Sunak’s blockchain dream live on without him?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the UK Government’s response to the Treasury Committee’s proposal to regulate crypto trading as gambling, in Forkast.
10 Aug 2023
Crypto-assets: widespread misunderstanding on tax treatment must be addressed
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the evolution of UK crypto regulation in recent years, along with the need for broader understanding among cryptoasset owners of the tax implications of these assets, in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence.
2 Aug 2023
Cryptocurrency regulation: When is taking a gamble gambling?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the UK Government’s response to the Treasury Committee’s proposal to regulate crypto trading as gambling, in AccountingWEB.
25 Jul 2023
Nearly 40k UK families now contributing to pensions for their under-18 children
Head of Employment and Pensions, Mike Haynes, comments on the increasing use of junior pension schemes by parents and grandparents to avoid inheritance tax, in eprivateclient.
30 Jun 2023
The thing about crypto ownership
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the Law Commission’s report on crypto, which calls for a new property law category for digital assets, in the Financial Times.
20 Jun 2023
Cryptoasset regulation: a tale of two reports
Ben Lee, Crypto Tax Partner, explains why UK regulators are playing catchup on how to control the rapidly growing crypto market, in Accountancy Daily.
19 Jun 2023
Bank of England-Backed Project: CBDCs Could Enable ‘Programmability’ for Money
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the potential for a Bank of England-backed CBDC to be implemented soon, in Decrypt.
19 Jun 2023
Bank of England-Backed Project: CBDCs Could Enable ‘Programmability’ for Money
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the potential for a Bank of England-backed CBDC to be implemented soon, in Decrypt.
15 Jun 2023
What a sham
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, discusses what legally constitutes a ‘sham’ in terms of tax avoidance schemes and how the term applies to a range of cases and scenarios.
8 Jun 2023
The UK Treasury Committee Approach Would Kill the Crypto Industry
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, and International and Crypto Tax Director, Laura Knight, discuss why the TC’s report recommending cryptocurrency be regulated as gambling is an attempt to bring down the UK crypto industry.
5 Jun 2023
APPG publishes Crypto Tax and Accounting inquiry report
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the Crypto Tax and Accounting All Party Parliamentary Group’s report calling for urgent regulation of crypto, in Citywealth.
5 Jun 2023
MPs call for tougher regulation of crypto
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the Crypto Tax and Accounting All Party Parliamentary Group’s report calling for urgent regulation of crypto, in Accountancy Daily.
2 Jun 2023
The future cryptoasset hub’s tax regime
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on HMRC’s open consultation from April on the taxation of decentralised finance (DeFi) involving the lending and staking of cryptoassets, in eprivateclient.
31 May 2023
Interview: What is a taxable event in crypto? Andersen LLP
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses UK tax laws, how the bear market has affected the tax sector and the potential impacts CBDCs may have on stablecoins, in an interview with Invezz.
31 May 2023
The unexpected tax hitting UK crypto investors when they use USD stablecoins
International and Crypto Tax Director Laura Knight discusses why many UK investors are unaware that trading between cryptoassets could create a taxable event, with poundtoken.
30 May 2023
The TSC report on crypto: keep calm and carry on
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, and International and Crypto Tax Director, Laura Knight, discuss the TSC’s report that recommends unbacked cryptocurrencies be treated as gambling, in Tax Journal.
25 May 2023
A UK wealth tax is a non-starter
International Tax Director, Des Hanna, argues that a UK wealth tax, while raising revenue in the short term, would be to the economy’s detriment in the long term, in Accountancy Daily.
23 May 2023
SEC declined to respond to Coinbase’s Wells notice
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the current position of the UK in the global crypto industry, and its potential to become a global crypto hub, in the International Business Times.
19 May 2023
Industry slams UK proposal to treat crypto as gambling
Ben Lee, Crypto Tax Partner, comments on the tax implications of the TSC’s report proposing that crypto be regulated as gambling, in the Financial Times.
18 May 2023
‘Crypto is gambling’, say UK MPs
Ben Lee, Crypto Tax Partner, and Dion Seymour, Crypto Tax and Accounting Technical Director comment on the Treasury Select Committee’s report which recommends that cryptocurrency be regulated in the same way as gambling, in Accountancy Daily and Compliance+More.
18 May 2023
Need to Know: how will UK crypto regulation affect me?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the Treasury Select Committee’s proposal to shift the UK’s regulation of crypto in line with gambling regulations, in the Financial Times and AccountingWEB.
17 May 2023
Crypto should be treated as gambling, say MPs
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the Treasury Select Committee’s proposal to shift the UK’s regulation of crypto in line with gambling regulations, in the Financial Times and AccountingWEB.
15 May 2023
Why a UK wealth tax would fail
International Tax Director, Des Hanna, argues that a UK wealth tax, while raising revenue in the short term, would be to the economy’s detriment in the long term, in Taxation.
10 May 2023
Traditional Finance Lobbies Against UK Crypto Regulation, Citing Risks for Consumers
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the lack of progress in UK crypto regulation in comparison with the EU, in Trading View, BeInCrypto and Crypto News Australia.
10 May 2023
Traditional Finance Lobbies Against UK Crypto Regulation, Citing Risks for Consumers
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the lack of progress in UK crypto regulation in comparison with the EU, in Trading View, BeInCrypto and Crypto News Australia.
10 May 2023
DeFi consultation start of a long crypto journey for HMRC
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on HMRC’s proposed legislation that DeFi transactions involving certain crypto-assets no longer be subject to capital gains tax, in International Tax Review.
9 May 2023
HMRC proposes simplifying DeFi taxation
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses HMRC’s consultation proposing new legislation to simplify the taxation of certain decentralised finance (DeFi) activity.
5 May 2023
Is now a sensible time to introduce a wealth tax in the UK?
International Tax Director, Des Hanna, argues that a UK wealth tax, while raising revenue in the short term, would be to the economy’s detriment in the long term, in IFA Magazine, Taxation, and Accountancy Daily.
2 May 2023
UK Crypto Tax Advisers Welcome Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on HMRC’s proposal to limit the activities that trigger capital gains tax charges for DeFi lending, in Yahoo Finance.
2 May 2023
UK Crypto Tax Advisors Welcome Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on HMRC’s proposal to limit the activities that trigger capital gains tax charges for DeFi lending, in Markets Insider.
25 Apr 2023
Pension planning after the Budget
Head of Employment and Pensions, Mike Haynes, discusses the changes to pensions taxation announced in the UK Government’s Spring Budget, in Tax Journal.
21 Apr 2023
The end of Sunak’s NFT dream?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the UK Government’s recent decision to abandon its plans for a Royal Mint NFT, in eprivateclient.
21 Apr 2023
NFTs: Patchy definitions, patchy regulations
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on NFT regulation in TheWealthNet.
19 Apr 2023
Why The Royal Mint Failed To Launch An NFT
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the UK Government’s decision to shelve the Royal Mint NFT, in Law360.
19 Apr 2023
Accepting Payment In Cryptoassets: The Impacts
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the tax implications of using crypto for business payments, and highlights the distinction between Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and cryptoassets, in IFC Review.
17 Apr 2023
Are NFTs a thing of the past or still a viable use case for cryptoassets?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the UK Government’s shelving of the Royal Mint NFT, in IFA Magazine.
11 Apr 2023
MiCA: What Europe’s New Crypto Rules Mean for the Industry
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the implications of new EU crypto rules, MiCA, in Decrypt and Yahoo Finance.
11 Apr 2023
MiCA: What Europe’s New Crypto Rules Mean for the Industry
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the implications of new EU crypto rules, MiCA, in Decrypt and Yahoo Finance.
30 Mar 2023
Allowances for UK pensions schemes
Head of Employment and Pensions, Mike Haynes, discusses how the Spring Budget impacted allowances for UK pension schemes in respect of inheritance tax, saving LTA charges, contributions, and double tax treaties.
17 Mar 2023
What the UK’s New Crypto Tax Rules Mean for Holders
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on new rules requiring crypto to be identified separately on tax returns, in Decrypt.
17 Mar 2023
Crypto to be added to self- assessment tax forms
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the new standalone section on self-assessment tax forms for individuals and trusts which had disposed of cryptoassets, in the Financial Times.
16 Mar 2023
New crypto box takes SA return to the moon
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the new cryptoassets box for the self assessment return form and how it may lessen the tax gap, in AccountingWEB.
9 Mar 2023
The New Brazil Treaty
National Technical Director, Andrew Parkes, summarises the UK’s Double Taxation Treaty with Brazil and analyses its aspects, including withholding tax and technical fees, in Tax Journal.
9 Mar 2023
UK Tax Evasion Enablement Prosecutions Slide, No Room For Complacency
Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, and International Tax Director, Des Hanna, comment on the 80 per cent drop in prosecutions of those enabling tax evasion. Miles’ comments have been published in Wealth Briefing.
7 Mar 2023
Should UK Corporation Tax Rate Rise Be Postponed?
International Tax Director, Des Hanna, discusses the planned rise in Corporation Tax from 19 to 25 per cent and why the rate should remain unchanged, in WealthBriefing.
6 Mar 2023
HMRC hoisted by their own petard – comments from international tax experts
Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, and International Tax Director, Des Hanna, comment on the 80 per cent drop in prosecutions of those enabling tax evasion, in IFA Magazine.
6 Mar 2023
Andersen on drop in prosecutions of tax evasion enablers
Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, and International Tax Director, Des Hanna, comment on the 80 per cent drop in prosecutions of those enabling tax evasion, in CityWealth.
15 Feb 2023
Time to bust the digital currency myths
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses key distinctions between cryptoassets like Bitcoin and a proposed ‘digital pound’, and dispels common myths about the latter, in AccountingWEB.
9 Feb 2023
What’s the value of a digital pound?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses the prospect of a digital pound and the difference between a potential digital pound and existing cryptoassets, in AccountingWEB.
3 Feb 2023
Britain’s new crypto plans step up competition with EU regulations
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the UK’s plan to regulate crypto in line with traditional finance in the Financial Times.
2 Feb 2023
EU lawmakers back stricter crypto rules for banks
Zoe Wyatt and Dion Seymour comment on the recent move by EU lawmakers to back stricter crypto rules for banks, in CityWealth.
2 Feb 2023
Baby steps of crypto regulation not enough to spur industry interest
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the UK’s plan to regulate crypto in line with traditional finance in Professional Adviser.
2 Feb 2023
Proposed UK Crypto-Regulation Criticized As Flawed
Dion Seymour discusses the need for the FCA to pursue a more transparent and cooperative approach with crypto firms operating in the UK, in Law360.
1 Feb 2023
UK crypto hub ambitions at risk if it does not pass new rules quickly, experts warn
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the UK’s plan to regulate crypto in line with traditional finance in City AM.
1 Feb 2023
Baby steps of crypto regulation not enough to spur asset management interest
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the UK’s plan to regulate crypto in line with traditional finance in Investment Week.
1 Feb 2023
UK Looks to Traditional Finance to Inform Crypto Regulations
Partner and Head of Crypto Tax and Accounting, Zoe Wyatt, discusses the UK’s plan to regulate crypto in line with traditional finance in Bloomberg UK.
27 Jan 2023
Crypto Giant Coinbase Fined €3.3M By Dutch Regulator
Crypto Tax and Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses how a lack of consistency among crypto regulators causes firms to fail to meet their obligations, as in the case of Coinbase’s recent fine by DNB, in Law360.
19 Dec 2022
FTX and the path to increased crypto stability
Head of Crypto & Digital Assets, Zoe Wyatt, and International & Crypto Tax Director, Laura Knight, discuss FTX’s collapse and the implications for crypto investors, in IFA Magazine.
28 Nov 2022
Is the collapse of crypto giant FTX a warning to accountants?
Zoe Wyatt and Laura Knight comment on the implications of FTX’s collapse and important crypto tax considerations for accountants, in AAT Comment.
25 Nov 2022
FTX: What now for advisers?
Dion Seymour and Laura Knight discuss options for accountants to help their clients in light of FTX’s collapse, illustrating their points through a case study, in AccountingWEB.
21 Nov 2022
Bank Of England Says Crypto Needs Regulation Now
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, comments on the UK’s urgent need for crypto regulation in light of FTX’s collapse, in Information Security Buzz.
21 Nov 2022
Is bitcoin investment a waste of energy?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, discusses Ethereum’s ‘merge’ and its implications for sustainability and crypto, in Professional Investor – CFA UK.
14 Nov 2022
FCA has put out a first UK regulatory response to the FTX debacle
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, comments on the bad practices brought to light by the FTX collapse, along with the UK’s regulatory options in its aftermath, in Law360.
14 Nov 2022
CARF and increased transparency for crypto assets
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, explains that in light of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, the world of cryptoassets is becoming smaller and more visible, and hiding wealth is increasingly difficult, in Accountancy Daily.
2 Nov 2022
Blurring the boundary between avoidance and evasion
In light of a recent report by a group of MPs, Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, explains why legal avoidance and tax fraud are distinct and should be treated as such by the law, in Tax Journal.
31 Oct 2022
HMRC Fraud Team Arrests 8 Over £16M Fake R&D Claims
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, comments on the arrests of eight individuals by HMRC for allegedly setting up fake claims under the Research and Development Tax Credits scheme, in Law360.
20 Oct 2022
UK is now the largest crypto economy in Europe
Dion Seymour comments on how certainty in the crypto regulatory and tax environment caused the UK to become the largest crypto economy in Europe, in City A.M.
19 Oct 2022
Go Away or Else – The New HMRC Approach to Suspicious R&D Claims – Andersen’s Tax Investigations Partner
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, discusses the new HMRC approach to suspicious R&D claims, in IFA Magazine.
16 Oct 2022
The best times to call HMRC? Christmas and weekends
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, comments on the deleterious impact of the shift to home working on HMRC’s performance, in The Times.
14 Oct 2022
HMRC whistleblower reports rise 70 per cent in two years
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, comments on the vital role that tips from whistleblowers play in enabling HMRC to identify acts of fraud and commence investigations, in the FT.
1 Oct 2022
Etsy paying £128,000 in corporation tax in 2020 in the UK despite £160m in sales
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, explains that Etsy’s choice to book UK sales via an Irish company is a legitimate and legal instance of a company paying the right amount of tax in the right jurisdiction, in Taxation.
20 Sep 2022
R&D claims: A fusillade of fraud accusations
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, discusses recent criticism of HMRC for its aggressive stance in combating tax fraud related to the research and development tax relief scheme, in Accounting Web.
16 Sep 2022
What does the ethereum ‘merge’ mean for crypto startups?
Crypto Tax & Accounting Technical Director, Dion Seymour, comments on the environmental and tax implications of the Ethereum ‘Merge’, in UKTN.
24 Aug 2022
Paying out pennies won’t get back the billions. Why the tax man needs to flash more cash to whistle-blowers
The i has covered HMRC’s response to Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park’s FOI request on tax whistleblowers, and Andrew’s comments on HMRC’s response.
24 Aug 2022
HMRC urged to boost payments to tax whistleblowers
The Financial Times has covered HMRC’s response to Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park’s FOI request on tax whistleblowers, and Andrew’s comments on HMRC’s response.
9 Aug 2022
Why HMRC can’t estimate the offshore tax gap
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, examines the reasons why, despite enhanced international co-operation and reduced offshore secrecy in recent decades, HMRC is unable to estimate the offshore tax gap, in International Adviser.
24 Jul 2022
Cryptocurrency fraud claim papers to be served by NFT
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, comments on the High Court allowing the service of court documents via the transfer of an NFT, in The Sunday Telegraph.
19 Jul 2022
The world of NFTs: a tax perspective
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, and International & Crypto Tax Director, Laura Knight, discuss the UK government’s approach to regulating and taxing NFTs, in IFA Magazine.
18 Jul 2022
HMRC to publish estimates of UK offshore tax evasion
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, comments on HMRC’s announcement that it will publish estimates of the tax evaded by UK residents holding money offshore, in London Loves Business.
15 Jul 2022
UK’s Plan To Estimate Offshore Tax Avoidance Questioned
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, comments on HMRC’s announcement that it will publish estimates of the tax evaded by UK residents holding money offshore, in Law360.
15 Jul 2022
Letter: Next UK prime minister must avoid a 70s-style wage-price spiral
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, explains that the next UK prime minister should cut individual and corporate taxes sooner rather than later, in the Financial Times.
15 Jul 2022
Court Grants Service by Blockchain
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, comments on the High Court granting permission to serve court documents on unknown fraudsters via the transfer of an NFT, in New Law Journal.
5 Jul 2022
How can HMRC estimate the overall tax gap at 5.1% but profess no idea about the offshore element?
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, questions how HMRC can estimate the overall tax gap to one decimal point, without knowing the extent of the offshore element, in IFA Magazine.
29 Jun 2022
The UK Taxman’s Approach To Civil Law Foundations
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, examines the challenges in evaluating civil law foundations for tax purposes in common law jurisdictions, like the UK, that do not directly recognise them, in IFC Review.
28 Jun 2022
Miles Dean comments on Etsy’s UK corporation tax in Tax Journal
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on Etsy having paid £128,000 in UK corporation tax in 2020 due to the majority of its sales being booked via an Irish company, in Tax Journal.
16 Jun 2022
Celsius halts customer withdrawals as bitcoin slumps – leading Andersen crypto tax expert comments
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, comments on Celsius halting customer withdrawals, in IFA Magazine.
14 Jun 2022
Is HMRC’s guidance on voluntary disclosure creating more problems than it solves?
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, evaluates HMRC’s guidance for individuals making disclosures of any omissions in their taxes, and explains the implications of these guidelines, in Taxation.
14 Jun 2022
What is behind HMRC’s unwillingness to estimate the offshore tax gap?
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, examines the reasons why, despite its vast quantities of offshore tax data, HMRC is unable to estimate the offshore tax gap, in FTAdviser.
6 Jun 2022
Inflation may leave million more workers paying 60 per cent tax
Partner and Head of International Tax, Miles Dean, comments on spiking inflation pushing more high-income earners into a higher tax bracket, in The Times.
31 May 2022
Cryptos are alive and well, and London could be the world’s blockchain Mecca
Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, comments on the FCA’s approach towards crypto regulation, in The Telegraph.
31 May 2022
Why the UK isn’t really losing £19.2bn a year to offshore tax abuse
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, explains that the UK has some of the most sophisticated anti-tax avoidance measures in the world, in Accountancy Daily.
18 May 2022
“The State of Tax Justice 2021” – a castle made of sand
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, explores and dispels the notion that holding wealth “offshore” is nothing more than an abuse of the domestic tax system, in Accountancy Today.
6 May 2022
A taxing battle: Hargreaves v HMRC [2022] UKUT 34 (TCC)
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, discusses the outcome of the nearly 20-year battle between HMRC and Matalan founder John Hargreaves, in Solicitors Journal.
1 May 2022
Andrew Park interview with Richard Tice on TalkTV
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, discussed the staffing of the UK Government’s special Covid fraud unit with Richard Tice, on TalkTV.
29 Apr 2022
Letter: Linking a chancellor’s wife and Labour’s rich donors
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, explains the purpose of the non-domicile tax status and notes Labour’s history of non-domicile donors, in the FT.
29 Apr 2022
Rishi Sunak’s Covid fraud unit ‘staffed with novices’
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, comments on the staffing of Rishi Sunak’s special Covid fraud unit, in The Times.
26 Apr 2022
HMRC’s request for overseas income or gains information
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, advises those receiving offshore ‘nudge letters’ from HMRC as to how they should respond, in Taxation.
26 Apr 2022
Labour attack Rishi’s wife but have happily taken money from ‘non-doms’
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on Labour’s history of accepting donations from ‘non-doms’, in The Express.
8 Apr 2022
UK Government Attacked Over Non-Dom Regime
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s non-domicile status, in Wealth Briefing.
8 Apr 2022
Rishi Sunak’s wife to pay UK taxes on all worldwide earnings
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on Rishi Sunak’s wife announcing that she will now pay UK taxes on all of her income, in The Scotsman.
7 Apr 2022
Claims from Chancellor’s wife over non-dom status are untrue, says tax lawyer
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s non-domicile status, in The Evening Standard.
7 Apr 2022
Claims from Chancellor’s wife over non-dom status are untrue, says tax lawyer
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s non-domicile status, in The Independent.
7 Apr 2022
Claims from Chancellor’s wife over non-dom status are untrue, says tax lawyer
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s non-domicile status, in LBC.
7 Apr 2022
Claims from Chancellor´s wife over non-dom status are untrue, says tax lawyer
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s non-domicile status, in the Daily Mail.
29 Mar 2022
OECD consults on new crypto tax transparency framework
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, comments on the OECD’s newly released public consultation document regarding a new global tax transparency framework to provide for the reporting and exchange of information related to crypto assets, in Tax Journal.
29 Mar 2022
FOI request by tax consultants Andersen reveals the number of offshore nudge letters issued by HMRC to date
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, comments on the number of ‘nudge’ letters for offshore income or gains shooting up to nearly 177,000, in City A.M.
22 Mar 2022
HMRC performance shows need for overhaul
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, comments on HMRC’s recent decision to close its Corporation Tax and VAT helplines every Friday for a month to help with the backlog of queries, in AAT Comment.
22 Mar 2022
Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
In light of the news that HMRC has seized three NFTs from people suspected of organised tax evasion, Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, examines the inroads the UK taxman is now making into tracking and cataloguing crypto transactions, in IFA Magazine.
22 Mar 2022
Islands in the stream? Tax enforcement and offshore data leaks
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, explores the potential value of leaked offshore information to HMRC, in Solicitors Journal.
22 Mar 2022
How HMRC has ‘Gone Digital’ with Seizure Orders
In Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary, Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, examines the seizure of three NFTs by HMRC from tax evasion suspects in a first for UK law enforcement.
22 Mar 2022
Going digital – HMRC begins seizing crypto assets
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, examines the news that HMRC has seized three NFTs from people suspected of organised tax evasion in a UK law enforcement first.
22 Mar 2022
The Panama Papers Six Years On: A UK Tax Perspective
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, examines the impact of the Panama Papers leak and its ramifications for HMRC in its fight against offshore tax havens in Legal Week.
22 Mar 2022
The other side of the coin
“HMRC’s decision to create a specific Cryptoassets Manual is both timely and welcome. It acknowledges that the direction of travel in crypto, still a relatively nascent field, is currently upward both in terms of volume and complexity.” Partner and Head of Crypto, Zoe Wyatt, analyses the key points from HMRC’s Cryptoassets Manual in STEP Journal.
22 Mar 2022
Offshore Data Thieves, Journalists And UK Tax Collector
“What HMRC needs right now is not more information but more investigators. Teams of journalists bombarding HMRC with raw information are no substitute for that.” Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, discusses the legacy of the “Panama Papers” in WealthBriefing.
22 Mar 2022
Do tax exposés help HMRC?
In light of the Guardian and BBC Panorama’s “The Panama Papers” investigation being awarded Investigation of the Decade at the British Journalism Awards, Andrew Park examines whether tax exposés really help HMRC in FTAdviser.
22 Mar 2022
The “Panama Papers” Investigation – An Offshore Triumph Journalists Are Struggling to Repeat
As The Guardian / BBC Panorama “Panama Papers” scoops the coveted investigation of the decade award at the British Journalism Awards this was surely an ‘outlier success’ argues Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner.
22 Mar 2022
Lessons From IRS For A New HMRC Whistleblowing Model
When it comes to payments to tax whistle-blowers, is HMRC missing a trick, or does the IRS serve a cautionary tale? Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, examines in Law360.
22 Mar 2022
Cryptocurrencies – The Taxman Cometh
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, explains that although the taxation of cryptoassets is still in its relative infancy, the taxman cometh, in IFC Review.
30 Nov 2021
Bilateral information exchange agreements
Andrew Park, Tax Investigations Partner, examines the scope of bilateral information exchange against the backdrop of ever closer working between HMRC and its international counterparts like the IRS, in Taxation.
25 Nov 2021
UK/US Treaty: Equivalent Beneficiary – Competent Authority Agreement
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses the inception and significance of the CAA, the terms of the agreement and how they impact UK corporations in Lawyer Monthly.
24 Nov 2021
Interview re corporation tax on The Briefing with Tom Harwood
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, was interviewed on GB News on the 09:00am Briefing with Tom Harwood.
18 Nov 2021
A welcome return to traditional tax investigations
Tax Investigations Partner, Andrew Park, discusses increased funding for HMRC and the need to meet its objective of increasing funds for public spending, in Tax Journal.
16 Nov 2021
Tax issues facing new online businesses on digital platforms
Anthony Lampard, director at Andersen LLP, discusses the tax issues facing new online businesses, especially on digital platforms, in Taxation.
16 Nov 2021
Shell faces threat of Dutch ‘exit tax’ as relocation plan causes outcry
Partner Zoe Wyatt comments on Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to get rid of its dual share structure and move its tax base from the Netherlands to the UK, in the Financial Times.
16 Nov 2021
London Win As Shell To Move Its HQ
Partner Zoe Wyatt comments on Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to get rid of its dual share structure and move its tax base from the Netherlands to the UK, in City A.M.
15 Nov 2021
Shell moves to UK and ditches ‘Royal Dutch’ name amid lengthy tax dispute and activist pressure
Partner Zoe Wyatt comments on Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to get rid of its dual share structure and move its tax base from the Netherlands to the UK, in City A.M.
1 Nov 2021
Crypto taxes: payment in pounds, dollars or eth sir?
Partner Zoe Wyatt explains that individuals must be aware of whether they are liable to pay Capital Gains Tax when they dispose of their cryptoassets, in Citywealth.
31 Oct 2021
EU making money from Brexit as businesses cash in on British VAT-free shopping
Head of VAT Group Sarah Shears comments on how British holidaymakers are using their trips to the EU to make VAT-free purchases and the impact on UK corporates, in The Express.
20 Oct 2021
Tax ‘nudge’ letters to be sent to crypto investors
Partner Zoe Wyatt comments on the plans by HMRC to issue “nudge” letters focusing on crypto assets in the Financial Times.
20 Oct 2021
HMRC to issue ‘nudge’ letters targeting crypto asset owners across the UK
Partner Zoe Wyatt comments on the plans by HMRC to issue “nudge” letters focusing on crypto assets in CityAM.
18 Oct 2021
Andersen LLP adds tax investigations partner to team
News of Andrew’s appointment was published in EPrivateClient.
15 Oct 2021
Andersen welcomes new tax investigations partner
News of Andrew’s appointment was published in Accountancy Today.
15 Oct 2021
City Moves: Who’s Switching Jobs
Andersen welcomes Tax Investigations Partner Andrew Park to the Firm.
11 Oct 2021
Carried interest – the big bad wolf or wilfully misunderstood?
In light of the news that a Labour government would crack down on the private equity industry by ending a “loophole” that allows executives to pay a reduced rate of tax on their bonuses, James Paull examines the carried interest debate.
4 Oct 2021
Is it possible to close the tax gap?
In light of HMRC’s annual tax gap report, Anthony Lampard examines the latest figures and asks whether HMRC can really close the gap in Accountancy Daily.
23 Sep 2021
Labour plans crackdown on private equity tax ‘loophole’
James Paull comments on Labour’s proposed crackdown on the private equity tax “loophole” in TheWealthNet.
16 Sep 2021
NHS is bottomless pit – the more it gets the more it demands
Miles Dean discusses Sajid Javid’s insistence that the UK remains a ‘low tax country’ despite the health levy in The Express.
13 Sep 2021
U.K. Value-Added Tax and Digitization
Sarah Shears provides an update on the progress of the U.K. government’s program to move VAT reporting online, and discusses the role of technology for businesses in addressing compliance challenges.
16 Aug 2021
Is the tax system fit for the 21st century?
Anthony Lampard asks whether the tax system is fit for the 21st century in Taxation.
16 Aug 2021
Compliance challenges of the new VAT distance selling regime
Sarah Shears explains that clients are relying on marketplaces and subscription-based software to ensure compliance in AAT Comment.
29 Jul 2021
New EU VAT Rules and their Impact on Businesses
Sarah Shears reviews the wide-ranging and complex rules introduced in the EU VAT e-commerce package and considers the practical effect they will have for domestic and international sellers.
11 Jul 2021
Letter: Taxation is a battle of wills between US and the EU | FT
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the US piling pressure on the EU to drop digital tax plan, in the Financial Times.
7 Jul 2021
VAT after Brexit | Croner-i
Sarah Shears, Director and Head of VAT at Andersen LLP, discusses VAT after Brexit and the EU’s One Stop Shop, in Croner-i: Business Inform.
29 Jun 2021
Low corporation tax bills may not be all they seem | Taxation
James Paull, Head of Incentives Group, examines the tax practises of Google, and other similar companies, and explains why low corporate tax bills are not always the whole story, in Taxation.
22 Jun 2021
Business reliefs and potential tax pitfalls | Accountancy Daily
James Paull, Head of Incentives Group at Andersen LLP, examines tax reliefs for business and explains how to use some of these complex reliefs as well as examining potential pitfalls, in Accountancy Daily.
25 May 2021
Ten years of disguised remuneration legislation | Taxation
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of disguised remuneration, James Paull, Head of Incentives Group, examines whether the legislation remains fit for purpose or should be given a radical overhaul.
30 Mar 2021
Taxing a broad base | Global Banking & Finance Review
James Paull, Head of Incentives Group, examines tax changes announced in Budget 2021 and the predicted revenue, before discussing other taxes, providing examples of impacts small changes could have.
12 Mar 2021
Letter: Fear of Amazon should not drive UK tax policy | FT
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the Government defending its new investment tax breaks that are likely to benefit Amazon, in the Financial Times.
9 Mar 2021
Tax and human nature: the good, the bad and the ugly | Accountancy Daily
James Paull, Head of the Incentives group at Andersen LLP, discusses how different tax systems provoke different behaviours, and to what extent this is impacted by unconscious biases.
6 Jan 2021
Paying for Covid with tax rises: what are the least bad options? | Accountancy Today
James Paull, Head of Incentives, examines how the UK might begin to recover from the economic damage caused by COVID-19, from a tax perspective
9 Dec 2020
Exit taxes on corporate relocation | Taxation
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, discusses dual holding structures and departure taxes, following recent issues impacting Unilever both in the UK and Netherlands.
30 Nov 2020
CGT simplification: would the price be too high? | Accountancy Today
James Paull, Head of Incentives Group, examines the Office of Tax Simplification’s report on capital gains tax.
20 Nov 2020
How does the UK capital gains tax compare to other countries? | CityAM
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in City A.M. regarding the recent proposal to raise capital gains tax.
18 Nov 2020
‘Corporations, Foreigners, And Rich People’ Face Wealth Taxes | 7 Circles
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s report into capital gains tax.
15 Nov 2020
‘Corporations, Foreigners, And Rich People’ Face Wealth Taxes – The Online Tax Guy
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s report into capital gains tax.
15 Nov 2020
‘Corporations, Foreigners, And Rich People’ Face Wealth Taxes | CK Tax Focus
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s report into capital gains tax.
13 Nov 2020
US/UK: No one expects the hybrid mismatch rule | Accountancy Today
National Technical Director Andrew Parkes discusses how a minority equity investment by a US entity into a UK one, followed by an arm’s length loan, was not within the hybrid mismatch rules.
12 Nov 2020
‘Corporations, Foreigners, And Rich People’ Face Wealth Taxes | Correct Success
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s report into capital gains tax.
12 Nov 2020
Aligning CGT with income tax would be a mistake, warns Andersen’s tax head | MSN
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, is interviewed by City A.M. in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s proposal to align capital gains tax with income tax.
12 Nov 2020
Aligning CGT with income tax would be a mistake, warns Andersen’s tax head | CityAM
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, is interviewed by City A.M. in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s proposal to align capital gains tax with income tax.
12 Nov 2020
Investors on ‘high alert’ as OTS proposals could triple population subject to CGT | Forbes
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s report into capital gains tax, in Investment Week and Forbes.
12 Nov 2020
Investors on ‘high alert’ as OTS proposals could triple population subject to CGT | Investment Week
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to The Office of Tax Simplification’s report into capital gains tax, in Investment Week and Forbes.
20 Oct 2020
Effect of coronavirus on incentives packages – Taxation
James Paull, Head of the Incentives group, discusses the effect of coronavirus on incentives packages, in Taxation.
23 Sep 2020
Tech giants: too big to care? – Tax Journal
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in Tax Journal re the EU wanting to arm itself with new powers to take on big technology companies.
17 Sep 2020
Treasury Committee recommends further targeted support – Tax Journal
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in Tax Journal in relation to The Treasury Committee’s second report of its inquiry into the economic impact of coronavirus.
10 Sep 2020
One minute with…Andrew Parkes – Tax Journal
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, talks to Tax Journal about his career and tax issues.
9 Sep 2020
Stock/share options and restricted stock units – Accountancy Today
Luke Jenkinson, Senior Associate in the Private Client team discusses, the scenarios in which Overseas Workday Relief (OWR) can be claimed for stock based compensation.
17 Aug 2020
Dutch plan to tax departing multinationals gains momentum – Financial Times
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, comments in relation to the news that a Dutch law that would hit multinationals leaving the Netherlands with billions in exit taxes is gaining political support, in the Financial Times.
10 Aug 2020
HMRC investigations into footballers treble – Financial Planning Today
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, comments in relation to the news that HMRC investigations into footballers have almost trebled in the last year, in Financial Planning Today.
10 Aug 2020
HMRC investigations into footballers rocket to 246 – CityWire Wealth Manager
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, comments in relation to the news that HMRC investigations into footballers have almost trebled in the last year, in CityWire Wealth Manager.
10 Aug 2020
Overseas workday relief – Accountancy Today
Luke Jenkinson, Senior Associate in the Private Client team, discusses the different ways individuals can obtain relief for income relating to services performed outside of the UK, commonly referred to as Overseas Workday Relief (OWR).
6 Aug 2020
Amazon hikes UK seller fees in response to digital services tax – Accountancy Daily
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in Accountancy Daily in relation to the news that Amazon has been accused of “opting out” of fair taxes after passing on a levy on tech giants to small businesses.
5 Aug 2020
HSBC Suit Shows Challenge Of Designing Tax Relief Laws – Law360
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, discusses the recent HSBC suit regarding failed tax schemes and the challenges that arise from designing tax relief laws, in Law360.
17 Jul 2020
Coronavirus Diaries – Accountancy Today
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses the Firm’s experience during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, in Accountancy Today.
15 Jul 2020
Capital gains tax review sparks fears of rate increases – Taxation
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in Taxation in relation to news that the Chancellor has requested the Office of Tax Simplification to conduct a review into capital gains tax.
14 Jul 2020
CityAM
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, debates whether there is any point in the calls by members of the wealthy elite for higher taxes in response to COVID-19 are, in City A.M.
13 Jul 2020
Group of 83 super-rich individuals call for wealth tax – CityWire Wealth Manager
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in Citywire Wealth Manager in relation to news that a group of wealthy individuals have published a letter calling for a wealth tax to fund Covid-19 recovery.
7 Jul 2020
Opinion: Don’t bar Branson from bailouts – Accountancy Daily
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses the recent calls from individuals to make companies ineligible for bailouts if they are registered in a tax haven, in Accountancy Daily.
24 Jun 2020
The fallout from Inverclyde – Tax Journal
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses the HMRC’s legal challenge to claw back £2bn in tax from various investment schemes after its victory in HMRC v Inverclyde Property Renovation LLP and another [2020] UKUT 161, in Tax Journal.
13 May 2020
Key workers could see pay freeze due to COVID-19 crisis – HRreview
Miles Dean comments in relation to the news that the Treasury is considering freezing public sector pay, increasing income tax and ending the triple lock on state pensions in order to pay for the COVID-19 crisis, in HR Review.
28 Apr 2020
Richard Branson, Denmark and the tricky issue of government bailouts
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on Richard Branson and government bailouts, in Spear’s.
27 Apr 2020
Virgin Atlantic’s claim for a bailout – Legitimate?
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the news that church leaders have said that tax dodgers should not have access to the government bailout, in International Accounting Bulletin.
23 Apr 2020
How Brexit will impact UK Taxation Policy
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses how Brexit will impact UK Taxation Policy, in Finance Monthly.
21 Apr 2020
Tax avoidance in football
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses the role of tax schemes in the football industry, in Taxation.
9 Apr 2020
Tax campaigners “living in a parallel universe” in Google tax debate
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the news that church leaders have said that tax dodgers should not have access to the government bailout, in International Accounting Bulletin.
8 Apr 2020
Google UK pays £44m in corporation tax as revenues reach £1.6bn
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the news that Google paid £44 million in corporation tax, which has caused MPs and industry experts to criticise the tech-giant, in Accountancy Today.
7 Apr 2020
Andersen Tax UK announces senior arrivals
Andersen Tax UK announces new team arrivals, covered in Accountancy Today.
5 Apr 2020
Andersen Tax UK announces new partners: Kevin Hindley and Warren Howells
Andersen Tax UK announces new team arrivals, covered in Tax Grotto.
2 Apr 2020
Private client advisers react to COVID-19
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on the implications of COVID-19 on the private client tax industry, in Spear’s.
30 Mar 2020
Should businesses sign a new ‘social contract’ in exchange for government support?
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, discusses whether businesses should sign a new ‘social contract’ in exchange for government support, in City A.M.
19 Mar 2020
IR35 shelved until 2021
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the news that IR35 tax reforms have been postponed for another year, in New Law Journal.
16 Mar 2020
Coronavirus poses existential threat, says hospitality industry
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to business leaders urging the Government to dramatically ramp up the levels of emergency support available for companies, in The Guardian
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16 Mar 2020
Business leaders call for dramatic rise in emergency support – USA News Hub
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to business leaders urging the Government to dramatically ramp up the levels of emergency support available for companies, in USA News Hub.
16 Mar 2020
Business leaders call for dramatic increase in emergency support
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to business leaders urging the Government to dramatically ramp up the levels of emergency support available for companies, in News Archyves UK.
16 Mar 2020
Business leaders call for dramatic rise in emergency support
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to business leaders urging the Government to dramatically ramp up the levels of emergency support available for companies, in News Groove.
16 Mar 2020
Business leaders call for rise in support
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to business leaders urging the Government to dramatically ramp up the levels of emergency support available for companies, in Top Ten News.
16 Mar 2020
Business leaders call for dramatic rise in emergency support
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to business leaders urging the government to dramatically ramp up the levels of emergency support available for companies, in The World News.
6 Mar 2020
A Closer Look At Netflix’s UK Tax Issue
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax at Andersen Tax takes a closer look at Netflix’s UK Tax issue, in Law360.
18 Feb 2020
Airbnb Model Sheds Light On Tech Co. Tax Issues In UK
Zoe Wyatt, Partner at Andersen Tax UK, discusses the UK government’s plan to impose a 2% digital services tax and how it would disproportionally affect US tech companies, such as Airbnb, in Law360.
13 Feb 2020
The UK as a Stepping Stone for US Multinationals
Zoe Wyatt, Partner at Andersen Tax UK, discusses how US multinationals can prepare when using the UK as a stepping stone to the wider world, in International Accountant Magazine.
13 Feb 2020
In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in Head Topics.
13 Feb 2020
In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in The World News.
13 Feb 2020
EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in Top Ten News.
13 Feb 2020
In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in marketcap.com.
13 Feb 2020
In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in Yahoo Finance.
13 Feb 2020
In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in MSN – Latin America.
13 Feb 2020
In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the EU putting the Cayman Islands on a blacklist of tax havens, less than two weeks after the UK’s withdrawal from the bloc, in The Guardian.
10 Feb 2020
Give me a break’ says Richer Sounds boss Julian Richer over claims of tax hypocrisy
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to Julian Richer hitting back at claims of tax hypocrisy after calling for millionaires to pay higher tax, but receiving breaks for handing control of his company to staff, in The Telegraph.
4 Feb 2020
Netflix accused of ‘superhighway robbery’ over low tax bill
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax at Andersen Tax UK, comments in relation to the debate surrounding Netflix’s tax and the taxing of tech companies, in MarketWatch.
4 Feb 2020
Simplify inheritance tax, say MPs
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments on inheritance tax, in Taxation.
2 Feb 2020
Watch out, prime minister, reality is about to bite
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the Treasury’s plans to scrap entrepreneurs’ relief tax break, in the Letters section of The Sunday Times.
2 Feb 2020
Risk-takers in fear of losing entrepreneurs’ relief tax break
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the Treasury’s plans to scrap entrepreneurs’ relief tax break, in The Sunday Times.
1 Feb 2020
Andersen Tax LLP on blockchain and the financial services
Zoe Wyatt, Partner at Andersen Tax UK, discusses the inevitability of blockchain, whilst exploring banks’ attitudes towards the emergence of new financial technologies, in FinTech Magazine.
30 Jan 2020
Could blockchain make the financial services sector irrelevant
Zoe Wyatt, Partner at Andersen Tax UK, explains that blockchain does not represent Armageddon for the City of London, tax receipts or the UK economy, in Finance Monthly.
29 Jan 2020
Inheritance Tax Faces Radical Overhaul
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the news that MPs have called for radical changes to inheritance tax, in Yahoo Finance.
29 Jan 2020
Inheritance Tax Faces Radical Overhaul
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the news that MPs have called for radical changes to inheritance tax, in Morningstar.
29 Jan 2020
Inheritance Tax Faces Radical Overhaul
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the news that MPs have called for radical changes to inheritance tax, in Yahoo Finance Canada.
27 Jan 2020
Entrepreneur tax relief to be scaled back in Budget
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, comments in relation to the government’s proposal to cut entrepreneurs’ tax relief in City A.M.
17 Jan 2020
HMRC crackdown on footballers using tax schemes
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, examines whether it was foreseeable that HMRC and the courts would end up attacking tax avoidance schemes, in Accountancy Daily.
10 Jan 2020
Footballers and tax schemes
Miles Dean, Head of International Tax, examines footballers and tax schemes with the luxury of hindsight, in IFA Magazine.
9 Jan 2020
INSIGHT: Country-by-Country Reporting—Can Member States Ever Agree?
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director at Andersen Tax UK, discusses how EU countries blocked a proposal that would have forced multinational companies to reveal their profits and how little tax they pay in each member state, in Bloomberg Tax.