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If you’re an international entrepreneur considering relocating your business to the UK, you’re in luck. Alongside its strategic location between mainland Europe and the United States, the UK offers a range of tax incentives designed to encourage business growth and investment. Here are some of the key tax benefits that […]

If your business has foreign operations, repatriating profits back to the UK can be a complex process. You will need to navigate different tax regimes, foreign exchange considerations, and local regulations. Before making any decisions, it is important to understand how your foreign profits are taxed both abroad and when […]

Expanding into international markets is exciting.  It can open up new revenue streams, grow your customer base and raise the profile of your business. The decision to export, however, should not be rushed. For first-time exporters especially, the financial side of going global needs careful thought, particularly when it comes […]

Buying a UK business can be an exciting growth opportunity, but making the right choice requires careful financial and tax due diligence. Whether you are a UK-based buyer or an overseas investor, here are some of the key things to look for when assessing your target company from a financial […]

In our previous blog, we highlighted how the 90-day pause on selected US tariffs brought only temporary relief for UK exporters, particularly small and medium-sized businesses. Now, just weeks later, the situation has taken yet another twist—this time via the US courts. A New York court has ruled that President […]

As part of a wider UK-EU agreement announced this week, the newly negotiated sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures represent a change in how food and drink products move across borders. Alongside other provisions covering carbon trading, data access, and defence co-operation, this element of the deal targets longstanding friction in […]

Trade agreements often grab headlines. They sound immediate, sweeping and game-changing. But the detail usually tells a slower, more complicated story. The UK–US tariff deal is a perfect example. The Government announced that tariffs on British steel, aluminium and car exports would be removed or reduced. But in reality, the […]

After three years of negotiations, the UK and India have finally struck a landmark trade agreement. For UK businesses already operating in India, or eyeing the market, this is very welcome news. The deal is being described as the most economically significant bilateral agreement the UK has signed since Brexit, […]

Foreign income and assets can create UK tax obligations, even if tax has already been paid elsewhere. Where overseas income or gains should have been reported to HMRC but weren’t, the Worldwide Disclosure Facility (WDF) offers a way to correct the position. The WDF is open to individuals, companies and […]

Introduced more than a decade ago, the statutory residence test provides clear rules on determining UK tax residence, based mainly on the number of days spent in the UK. However, as the recent Court of Appeal decision in Taxpayer v HMRC [2025] EWCA Civ 106 shows, life is not always […]