Changes to the Finance Bill were published in the amendment paper on 25 February (‘the amendments’).
The good news is that the amendments have resolved the issue identified in last month’s private client review (Tax Journal 21 February 2025) that there was a possibility of taxable remittances arising as a result of transfers to non-UK bank accounts.
The bad news is that there remains a serious concern about the retroactive extension of the concept of a remittance. Under the current legislation (ITA 2007 s 809P(12)) there can be no ‘double remittance’ of foreign income and gains (FIG). Once FIG have been remitted they cannot be taxably remitted again....
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Changes to the Finance Bill were published in the amendment paper on 25 February (‘the amendments’).
The good news is that the amendments have resolved the issue identified in last month’s private client review (Tax Journal 21 February 2025) that there was a possibility of taxable remittances arising as a result of transfers to non-UK bank accounts.
The bad news is that there remains a serious concern about the retroactive extension of the concept of a remittance. Under the current legislation (ITA 2007 s 809P(12)) there can be no ‘double remittance’ of foreign income and gains (FIG). Once FIG have been remitted they cannot be taxably remitted again....
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