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International Trusts News

25 June 2010

HMRC confirm ongoing planning opportunity for offshore trusts with UK beneficiaries

HMRC confirm that UK beneficiaries of offshore trusts who receive excess capital payments before 23 June 2010 will, for the remainder of the 2010/11 tax year, be taxed under the "old" rules - even if the capital payment is matched with a later capital gain.  For further details read on:

16 November 2009

Cross-border complications

Following several years of consultation the European Union have proposed a Regulation with the objective of simplifying the procedure where someone dies owning assets in more than one EU country.