Author: Steve Healy
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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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Update: ‘Non-Dom’ Rules, Finance Bill 2017
- October 10, 2016
- Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
- Categories: Budget 2016, News
Budget 2016 announced that the whole package of reforms to the “non-dom” regime in the UK would be legislated in the Finance Bill 2017.
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London Top City for American Expats
- August 12, 2016
- Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
- Categories: News, US/UK
A new LinkedIn study has shown that London tops the list of most-common workplace destinations for American expats.
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US Taxes: A Personal Journey
- May 19, 2016
- Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
- Categories: News, US/UK
With the range of new measures and changes the IRS have recently implemented, most notably the FATCA requirements for banks and financial institutions to identify and disclose details of their US citizens/Green Card Holders clients to the US authorities, we are finding that large numbers of people are suddenly discovering that they have a requirement to file US tax forms…and we can help!
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Are you a “Foreign Person” selling a “US Property Interest”?
- February 18, 2016
- Posted by: Hansen Sweeney
- Categories: News, US/UK
Beginning on 16 February 2016, the rate of withholding tax required by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will increase from 10% to 15%. FIRPTA imposes Federal tax on the sale of an interest in real property located in the United States by a foreign seller. This 15% rate applies to the Gross Proceeds of the sale irrespective of whether or not there is a profit on sale.
