Tax. Simplified.

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of our Travelling. Seamlessly. global mobility podcast series. In this series, members of the Travers Smith Global Mobility team will be talking about the implications of moving your people and operations into and out of the UK, in a variety of contexts.In this episode, Senior Associate Moji Oyediran and Associate Katie Good discuss the recent changes to the UK's immigration rules for business visitors, as well as what else should be on your radar in 2024.

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of our Travelling. Seamlessly. global mobility podcast series. In this series, members of the Travers Smith Global Mobility team will be talking about the implications of moving your people and operations into and out of the UK, in a variety of contexts.

In this thirteenth episode, Senior Associates Siv Devakumar and Silvana Van der Velde will be sitting down with our friends at Choate Hall & Stewart to discuss the key features that distinguish UK and US approaches to structuring of management incentive plans in a private equity context. 

In our latest Tax. Simplified. podcast episode, Head of Incentives and Remuneration, Mahesh Varia, and Knowledge Counsel, Kulsoom Hadi, discuss two recent cases involving intermediaries linked to Gary Lineker and Eamonn Holmes and consider what this might mean for other workers providing their services in this way and their clients. When a worker provides services to an end client through an intermediary (such as a personal service company) special rules (known as IR35) can mean that the worker is taxed as an employee rather than a self-employed person.  In recent months, there have been several cases in which HMRC have challenged the intermediaries of well-known TV and radio presenters with the different results showing how complicated these rules can be to apply.

Welcome to the twelfth episode of our Travelling. Seamlessly. global mobility podcast series. In this series, members of the Travers Smith Global Mobility team will be talking about the implications of moving your people and operations into and out of the UK, in a variety of contexts.In this twelfth episode, Tax Partner Hannah Manning, Senior Associate Kaleem Khan and Associate Lewis Currie recap some of the topics which we have explored so far in the series through the festive lens of Santa and his toy-making business.

Welcome to the eleventh episode of our Travelling. Seamlessly. global mobility podcast series. In this series, members of the Travers Smith Global Mobility team will be talking about the implications of moving your people and operations into and out of the UK, in a variety of contexts.In this eleventh episode, Tax Senior Associate Siv Devakumar and Associate Holly Norman discuss the UK corporate tax residence test, focussing on practical tips on how to ensure a non-UK incorporated company becomes and remains UK tax resident.

In our latest Tax. Simplified. podcast episode, Tax Senior Associate Kaleem Khan and Associate Lewis Currie consider, at a high level, how some of the tax rules interact with the world of football (sometimes in surprising ways).With World Cup fever well underway, this is a timely juncture to consider some of the pertinent tax issues, including some of the tax issues which arise in relation to payments by football clubs for image rights, the tax treatment of player transfers, potential benefit in kind tax charges, as well as increased HMRC compliance activity in this sector.

Welcome to the tenth episode of our Travelling. Seamlessly. global mobility podcast series. In this series, members of the Travers Smith Global Mobility team will be talking about the implications of moving your people and operations into and out of the UK, in a variety of contexts.In this tenth episode, Incentives & Remuneration Senior Associate Hugo Twigg and Knowledge Counsel Kulsoom Hadi address some of the key points for private companies to consider when operating their incentive plans internationally, including securities law, tax and other legal and best practice issues.

In our latest Tax. Simplified. podcast, Tax Senior Associate Siv Devakumar and Associate Lewis Currie consider the recent case law developments on the unallowable purpose rule.The unallowable purpose rule is a statutory test which is part of the tax rules relating to corporate debt – it can apply to disallow interest deductions for a UK corporate taxpayer if it's party to the loan in question for a main tax avoidance purpose. Siv and Lewis discuss the recent case law developments in relation to this rule and explain why these could be significant for taxpayers

Welcome to the ninth episode of our Travelling. Seamlessly. global mobility podcast series. In this series, members of the Travers Smith Global Mobility team will be talking about the implications of moving your people and operations into and out of the UK, in a variety of contexts.In this ninth episode, Incentives & Remuneration Senior Counsel Elissavet Grout and Associate Tom Leatherby discuss some of the key considerations for public companies when establishing and operating international share plans, including commercial, legal and tax factors.