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Katharine advises individuals, businesses and trusts on all aspects of their tax compliance responsibilities and advisory requirements.
With a focus on private client issues, Katharine provides practical assistance to clients on a wide range of issues, including:
- Domicile
- Residence
- Individuals coming to and leaving the UK
- Property ownership, including the recently introduced Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)
- Capital Gains Tax
Her clients also benefit from her advice on:
- Self employment
- Partnerships
- Tax planning
- HMRC enquiries and International Information Exchange agreements
She has particular expertise in Inheritance Tax and estate planning as well as UK and offshore trusts, and has established haysmacintyre’s new range of probate services.
Katharine is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser and is a member of the Taxation Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). Katharine has previously worked for Big 4 and Top 20 advisory firms.
She has often been quoted in the general and tax press, presents at seminars and hopes to translate sometimes overly technical tax issues and opportunities into plain English.
Away from the office, Katharine enjoys travel, wildlife and photography and combining all three whenever she can.
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Private Client
New regime, new taxes? Spears Comment
You can read the full article for free here.
Private Client
HMRC service standards: where next?: Tax Journal Article
However, HMRC’s overall levels have been declining for some years. This has been well...
Private Client
Financial Times Letter: A Positive Move by New Government
In a letter published in the Financial Times, Katharine Arthur, Partner, commented “A simplified tax...
Private Client
Capital Gains Tax increases ahead?
We know the Budget will include further details of the proposed changes to the tax...
What next for tax agents with the new Labour Government? Wealth Briefing
Manifestos unveiled in the weeks before the election outlined each party’s intentions should they...
Private Client
Navigating tax policies amid political change – Wealth Briefing
Key concerns Katharine focuses on some key areas affected by the change in government, including:...
Private Client
Capital Gains Tax increases ahead?
We know the Budget will include further details of the proposed changes to the tax...
Private Client
Labour Government tax policies
We focus here on the pledges made by the Labour Party in its manifesto. For...
Private Client
General Election 2024: What do we know about proposed tax changes?
Updated: 13/06/24 We focus here on the announcements made so far by the Conservative and Labour...
Private Client
Offshore trustees and non-doms: Key UK tax strategies for summer 2024
Our main concern is that the nine-month window is very tight, especially for non-UK resident...
Private Client
Non-doms: Key UK tax strategies for summer 2024
For offshore trustees, please see our article here for our suggested strategy. This is a...
Private Client
Family companies: assess profit extraction strategy
Corporation Tax The main rate of Corporation Tax is 25% for companies with profits of more...
Private Client
Podcast: General Election 2024 – Labour’s tax policies
Whilst we wait for the Budget from the new Chancellor in the autumn, Katharine Arthur,...
Private Client
Podcast: Spring Budget 2024 reaction
Our summary of the Spring Budget 2024 provides an overview of the key announcements arising from...
Private Client
Podcast: Autumn Statement 2023 reaction
Click to listen below. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
Private Client
New regime, new taxes? Spears Comment
You can read the full article for free here.
Private Client
HMRC service standards: where next?: Tax Journal Article
However, HMRC’s overall levels have been declining for some years. This has been well...
Private Client
Financial Times Letter: A Positive Move by New Government
In a letter published in the Financial Times, Katharine Arthur, Partner, commented “A simplified tax...
What next for tax agents with the new Labour Government? Wealth Briefing
Manifestos unveiled in the weeks before the election outlined each party’s intentions should they...
Private Client
Navigating tax policies amid political change – Wealth Briefing
Key concerns Katharine focuses on some key areas affected by the change in government, including:...
Private Client
The impact of Labour’s victory on HNWIs – Spear’s Magazine
With Labour’s plans to impose VAT on private school fees, Katharine has raised concerns...
Private Client
Tax Return Aide Memoire 2024
Welcome to the start of a new tax year. Your haysmacintyre team is ready to...
Private Client
Spring Budget 2024 – 6 March Full Summary
Lowering taxes The Chancellor made further changes to National Insurance contributions (NICs), following the cuts...
Private Client
Spring Budget 2024 – 6 March Highlights
The tax changes include: Personal taxes National Insurance: rate reductions from April 2024 Employee: reduced from 10%...
Private Client
Year End Tax Planning Guide 2024
The freezing of many tax rates and thresholds continues to increase the Government’s tax...
Corporate
Autumn Statement 2023 – 22 November Full Summary
On 22 November 2023, Jeremy Hunt delivered the ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’. Against an improving economic backdrop,...
Corporate
Autumn Statement – 22 November Highlights
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement this afternoon, promising 110 measures to promote growth....
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