Citywealth Power Women Awards 2016
We are delighted to announce that we have been short-listed for three awards at the Citywealth Power Women Awards 2016: Company of the Year Female Leadership (Professional services) – Frank Hirth...
View ArticlePotential changes to valuation of Family Entity Interests on the horizon
It is understood that the Internal Revenue Service is due to announce new regulations later this year relating to valuation discounts when transferring interests in family entities to other family...
View Article10 Important Changes to UK Accounting
UK accounting is presently undergoing the most significant changes in the past forty years. Here we document 10 of the most important changes facing our clients today: 1. Goodbye UK Generally...
View ArticleAuto-Enrolment Proving an Issue for Micro-Businesses
Recent publicity in the accountancy press has detailed the difficulties encountered by micro-businesses in the run up to implementation of auto-enrolment, such that they may be ill-prepared to meet...
View ArticleThe UK Budget – Stings for Private Equity & Investment Management
Along with the wide ranging anti-avoidance rules surrounding disguised investment management fees that came out of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last December, and were implemented from 6 April...
View ArticleAccountancy Age Top 50 Firms 2015
Frank Hirth are honoured to be listed in the Top 30 firms on the 2015 Accountancy Age Top 50. We have climbed eight places in the last five years and as firm are pleased with the results that reflect...
View ArticleFrank Hirth to Host Joint Seminar in China
Following much attention from the IRS in the international arena during recent years, including the introduction to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Trust and Estate’s Tax Director,...
View ArticleChanges to Tax Return Due Dates Announced
The short-term highway funding extension recently passed by the Senate, the House of Representatives and President Barack Obama includes several important changes to tax return due dates. However, it...
View ArticleHM Revenue & Customs Disclosure Facilities to Close Early
The March 2015 Budget brought in many changes, including the announcement that the successful disclosure facilities available by HMRC are soon to close early on 31 December 2015. This will include...
View ArticleBVCA Professional Development Skills for PAs and EAs
We are excited to be hosting BVCA’s two day workshop for PAs and EAs working in private equity and venture capital firms. This will be taking place Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 September 2015, and more...
View ArticleBreakfast Seminar: To W-8BEN-E or not to W-8BEN-E
Understanding US certificates of foreign status in a FATCA world. You are invited to join this session, covering the numerous W8 series of forms and what should be provided for different types of...
View ArticleFATCA: US extend information sharing and withholding deadlines
In an unexpected move, the US Department of the Treasury last week acted to extend the deadline by which foreign governments are required to provide information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
View ArticlePAYE Relaxation for Short-Term Business Visitors
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that where employees coming to the UK from overseas who are taxable on their UK workdays spend no more 30 days a year in the UK, a single annual return can...
View ArticleHMRC Consultation Document: Changes to Taxation of Non-Doms
After a false start last week, when a version of the Consultation Document (Condoc) on reforms to the taxation of non-domiciliaries was released and then immediately withdrawn, HMRC has at last...
View ArticleUK Non-Dom Consultation: What Does this Mean for the US Taxpayer Living in...
US persons (citizens or greencard holders) are taxable by the US on worldwide income, irrespective of whether they reside in the US or elsewhere in the world. In principle, foreign taxes are creditable...
View ArticleUK Non-Dom Consultation: Reshuffling the Non-Dom Pack
HM Treasury has now commenced its formal consultation on changes to the non-dom tax regime announced by the Chancellor on 8 July 2015. Because of time constraints imposed by the government’s...
View Articleeprivateclient’s Top 35 Under 35 2015
Frank Hirth are delighted to announce that this year sees three members of our tax technical team listed in eprivateclient’s Top 35 Under 35 2015: Helen Griffiths John Bull Lucy Townsend The Top 35...
View ArticleEffective Planning for the US/UK Private Client
Frank Hirth are pleased to announce that Iain Younger, David Foster and Matthew Pannell will be speaking at the Effective Planning for the US/UK Private Client Conference on 18th November 2015. Over...
View ArticleUK Non-Doms with an Offshore Loan
On 15 October 2015 HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ended over a year of uncertainty for some non-doms. On 4 August 2014, HMRC surprised everyone with a statement concerning loans, secured on...
View ArticleUpdate on the taxation of UK residential property owned by offshore structures
There have been two major announcements that may impact how UK residential property is owned and taxed in the future; An extension to the ATED (Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings) rules for UK...
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