The government announced a new exemption for withholding tax on private placements – a potentially important source of non-bank funding for UK businesses – at the Autumn Statement. James Hume (Slaughter and May) reports.
For any transaction involving bonds or notes, there are a number of potential difficulties that may arise, which may include issues involving stamp taxes, VAT, withholding tax, FATCA, and the tax treatment of the bond issuer and bondholders. Eloise Walker and Abigail McGregor provide a handy practice guide for advisers
Coming on the heels of Perrin, the decision in Ardmore deals with the meaning of UK source interest. Frixos Hatjantonas reviews