Tax

External audit has sharpened its focus on systems & controls

By Jon Dee, Partner, IBDO LLP ISA (UK) 315 (revised July 2020) – Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement -came into force for accounting periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021. Heads of Internal Audit will have…

The upcoming changes to the UK Trust Registration

Darren Anton, Tax Director, KPMG Gibraltar, explains the latest changes and the potential significance for trustees in Gibraltar Changes to the Trust Registration Service (TRS) scheme by HMRC mean that, subject to limited exceptions, all existing UK trusts and some…

Taxation in a digitalised economy

  Taxation in a digitalised economy   Taxation in a digitalised economy In the second of their two part article, Gavin Gafan, Senior Tax Manager and Vickram Khatwani, Tax Director, Deloitte, focus on the proposals of the OECD’s Pillar Two…

Tax developments in the digital economy

Tax developments in the digital economy   By Gavin Gafan, Senior Tax Manager and Vickram Khatwani, Associate DirectorTax, Deloitte Limited   In 2019 Gibraltar joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Inclusive Framework (the ‘Inclusive Framework’) on Base…

The changing UK tax landscape

The changing UK tax landscape   By Lynette Chaudhary, Tax & Research Director, STM Fiscalis   Many non-UK residents own UK property. For Gibraltar residents this is often a result of retaining a previous UK residence or having built up…

Cross-border tax arrangements DAC6

Cross-border tax arrangements DAC6   By Donna Barratt (GI), Senior Associate, PwC   The EU Council Directive 2011/16 (as amended by EU Council Directive 2018/822) in relation to cross-border tax arrangements, known as DAC6, has been in force since 25…

Enhanced Tax Transparency in the European Union

Enhanced Tax Transparency in the European Union   By Gavin Gafan Senior Manager, Tax, Deloitte Limited   It is evident that EU Member States (and indeed authorities at a global level) are improving how they communicate with each other on…

Regime change for non-UK resident owners of UK land or property

Regime change for non-UK resident owners of UK land or property     By Lynette Chaudhary, International Tax & Research Director, STM Fiscalis Ltd   The changes to extend the UK’s grip on the taxation of UK land and immovable…

The Anti Tax Avoidance Directive

The Anti Tax Avoidance Directive   What is it, how has it been implemented in Gibraltar and will it survive Brexit?Francis McGowan, PwC, discovers   The Anti Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) is a direct result of the work of the OECD’s…

UK property ‘levelling the playing field’

UK property ‘levelling the playing field’ By Lynette Chaudhary, International Tax & Research Director, STM Fiscalis Ltd For UK property investors, changes have been proposed in UK Government consultation documents, which seek to extend the UK’s grip on the taxation…