At one of the regular meetings we had with HMRC, there was a short presentation from the Offshore Evasion strategy team. They are keen to get the message out to taxpayers that automatic exchange of information in the shape of the Common Reporting Standard will be coming in relatively soon, with the first exchange of… Read More Informing clients of CRS reporting
A number of STEP seminars on advising family businesses are being held over the coming weeks. Practitioners eager to develop their expertise in advising family businesses and members of STEP’s Business Families Special Interest Group (SIG) should take the opportunity to attend one, if not all, of these expert-led events. Trustees and the Family Business… Read More It’s a good time to be a family business advisor
A third-party company, Exhibitor Housing Services (EHS), is contacting our Mauritius conference speakers and exhibitors, introducing themselves as the official ‘housing bureau’ for the event or as a representative from the InterContinental Resort Mauritius or STEP and offering room rates lower than those quoted on our website. This is not the case. EHS is not… Read More Scam Alert: Hotel Room Reservations Services from Exhibitor Housing Services (EHS)
After long negotiations, the UK and EU Parliament are finally marching to the beat of the same 4th AML Directive drum. However, this was not the only big development in trust and estates around the world last month. Welcome to the wrap-up of the top ten most popular stories in the STEP Wealth Structuring News Digest… Read More STEP Wealth Structuring News Digest wrap-up – December’s top stories
Feeling a bit foggy after the holiday break? It’s time to get back up to speed with the latest trust and estate developments. Welcome to the wrap-up of the top ten most popular stories in STEP’s online UK Digests throughout December as clicked by our readers. Draft legislation to block multiple-trust IHT planning: The government has published new legislation… Read More STEP UK News Digest wrap-up – December’s top stories
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