Offshore Tax Planning – New 2009 Edition

Reading — By admin on June 23, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Now on it’s 9th edition, the best selling tax saving guide from TaxCafe – Non-Resident & Offshore Tax Planning has been updated for 2009.

This guide is designed to help those living or working abroad pay less tax on their UK income and investments. It also contains important information for those who live in the UK but wish to use the offshore tax rules to shelter their income and gains from the taxman.

This is an important and sophisticated area of tax planning. Moving yourself or your assets abroad is in many respects the ultimate of tax avoidance and in some cases it is possible to reduce your tax bill to zero. However there are also many traps to avoid and pitfalls to negotiate.

Non-Resident & Offshore Tax Planning is written in plain English and is crammed full of examples and tax planning tips. Subjects covered include:

All relevant changes from the April 2009 Budget.
Clear but detailed explanation of “Non Residence” and “Domicile”.
The new tax rules for non-domiciled individuals (non-doms)
… and how you can use them to keep money offshore and tax free.
How to become non-resident and how this will affect your tax bill.
How to avoid UK income tax on your rents, interest, dividends, pension and employment income.
How business owners can reduce their tax when they move abroad.
How to totally avoid paying capital gains tax in the UK and abroad.
Traps to avoid to prevent gains being subject to UK capital gains tax.
How to transfer your pension tax free to an overseas scheme (QROPS).
How to lose your UK domicile and avoid inheritance tax.
Detailed advice for overseas property investors.
How to receive tax-free lump sums when you work abroad.
Protecting your property investments from the UK taxman when you live or work abroad.
How to make the most of Double Tax Relief.
How to gain tax benefits from your husband or wife’s status.
How to become a Tax Nomad and avoid tax wherever you go.
Tax benefits and dangers of offshore trusts.
Pros and cons of offshore companies.
How double tax treaties can be used to save tax.