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  • Annual Expatriate Conference 2019

    • December 6, 2018
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, US/UK
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    We are delighted to announce that our Annual Expatriate Conference will be held at CCT Venues, Bank Street, Canary Wharf London on Tuesday 5 February 2019.

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  • 2019 US Tax Reform — Estate and Gift Tax Implications

    • December 6, 2018
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, US/UK
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    For any US individual passing away after December 31, 2018, the federal estate tax exemption amount increases to $11.4 million…

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  • Annual Expatriate Conference 2018

    • November 8, 2017
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, US/UK
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    We are delighted to announce that our Annual Expatriate Conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Canary Wharf on Tuesday 13 February 2018.

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  • TRUMPeting Lower US Taxes

    • June 6, 2017
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, Tax, US/UK
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    Like many Americans living abroad you may be interested to learn the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) may be repealed at the end of 2017. Two proposals released by the Joint Committee on Taxation in March 2017 advise removal of the 3.8 percent NIIT which has been in effect since 2013.

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  • Update: What you Need to Know About Upcoming Changes

    • March 6, 2017
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: IR35, News
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    IR35 remains essentially unchanged although a new and important development takes effect from 6th April 2017. The change only affects individuals that are engaged by public sector entities; from April 2017, as confirmed in the 2016 Autumn Statement, IR35 status will be determined by the client rather than the contractor business.

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  • No Excuse!

    • February 7, 2017
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, Tax
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    Having been on the CIPP website this morning and read what was a rather interesting top 10 (reasons why employers felt they didn’t need to pay the National Minimum Wage) we thought we should compile and share a few of our favourite top 10’s.

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  • Annual Expatriate Conference 2017

    • January 20, 2017
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, Tax, US/UK
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    We are delighted to announce that our Annual Expatriate Conference will be held at the CCT Venues, Canary Wharf in February 2017. This is a much-anticipated event, particularly by the local US expatriate community here in London.

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  • Merry Payroll

    • December 16, 2016
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, Payroll
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    With Christmas having very stealthily snuck up on us, I thought it would be a good time to reflect upon the year in the payroll industry whilst also looking at what we can look forward to in the New Year.

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  • 2016 Autumn Statement — Analysis

    • December 5, 2016
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, Updates
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    The 2016 Autumn Statement is potentially the most important announcement we have received from the Government and HM Treasury in decades.

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  • Running a Payroll: How Times Have Changed

    • November 7, 2016
    • Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
    • Categories: News, Payroll
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    Since I started working in payroll many years ago, Real Time Information (RTI) and auto enrolment were nowhere to be seen. The tax code was 647L, SMP (Statutory Maternity Pay) was paid at £123.06 per week with SSP (Statutory Sick Pay) paid at £79.15.

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