Eloise Walker provides a case study covering all the key issues
"I've got new offshore investors coming in and they don't want a tax haven holding company. I hear the UK's got great exemptions now. I want to put my holding company here. How soon can we set it up?" says Mr Offshore Anon.
Mr Anon and I are sitting in a meeting room looking at a white board on which we've just drawn Figure 1.
"Well hang on a second " I say "the UK is a great place to do business but it may not be right for you. Let's take a proper look step by step first.
There will be tax considerations in getting your subsidiaries underneath a UK holding company and we'll need to make sure the new investors come in without any UK...
