UK and cross-border tax

Individuals are faced with an everchanging tax landscape both in the UK and globally. The interaction between different tax regimes is complex and will differ depending on your personal circumstances.

With the right advice, effective tax planning can unlock opportunities to make use of available tax reliefs and optimise your global tax exposure. Timing is key. Seeking advice before taking action can make a big difference. Planning ahead, be it prior to moving jurisdiction, buying or selling property or exiting a business, will enable you to put in place the necessary structures to organise your affairs as efficiently as possible.

Forsters’ Private Client tax lawyers have the in-depth technical knowledge and commercial acumen to advise you on the full breadth of UK taxes, setting out your options in a clear and pragmatic manner. For business owners we can draw upon specialists in corporate, corporate tax, real estate and employment to manage the interaction between business and personal taxes, and ensure that you received joined up advice. Crucially we always consider UK tax planning opportunities within the context of your wider wealth planning objectives.

Within an international context, we regularly co-ordinate cross-border tax advice. We have strong connections with professionals around the globe and can work with them and any of your existing advisers, to achieve the best overall outcome.

Our tax expertise includes:

• Pre-arrival tax planning, including tax residence and domicile advice
• Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning, including the use of Business and Agricultural Property Reliefs
• Tax reliefs for heritage property, including Acceptance in Lieu, the Cultural Gifts Scheme and Conditional Exemption
• Income tax and capital gains tax
• Tax efficient charitable giving
• Cross-border tax planning, including specialist US/UK advice
• Corporate Tax
• Real estate tax including Stamp Duty Land Tax