On 6 July 2018 the UK Finance Bill 2019 was published by the UK Government. The draft Finance Bill contains the details of the new regime on taxation of non-UK resident investors in UK real estate that had been proposed in a consultation by HMRC following the November 2017 Budget
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The Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Real Estate
By Michael Fernhoff, Timothy Donovan & Jo Habenicht on
On Friday December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R.1, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This is the most sweeping change to the U.S. federal income tax laws in over three decades, and it will have an effect on every U.S. taxpayer, including…
Major Changes Proposed to UK Tax Regime for Non-resident Investors in UK Commercial Property
By Robert E. Gaut & Stephen Pevsner on
The UK Government has announced in today’s Budget (22 November) that it is launching a consultation on extending the scope of UK tax on real estate.
Currently, non-UK residents who are investors in UK land and buildings are outside the scope of UK tax on gains on commercial property. They…