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Katharine Arthur
Partner, Head of Private Client
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
Reactions to the 2023 Autumn Statement
Changes to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced 110 measures as part of...
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....
Private Client
Is scrapping Inheritance Tax right for the economy? – FT Adviser
Can IHT reform be supported? IHT in the UK is perceived by some as overly...
Private Client
Private Client Briefing – Inheritance Tax and Probate 2023
The Nil Rate Band (or threshold) for IHT has been frozen at £325,000 since 2009, and there...
Private Client
haysmacintyre named one of eprivateclient’s top accountancy firms for 2023
The annual listing ranks the leading UK tax advisory firms providing private client services to...
Private Client
Capital Gains Tax reporting for residential properties
UK residents If you are a UK resident and dispose of UK land and property,...
Corporate
Spring Budget – 15 March 2023: Highlights
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his first Budget this afternoon, promising a Budget for growth....
Private Client
Autumn Statement – 17 November 2022: highlights
Just 55 days after what proved to be the disastrous Mini Budget, the new Chancellor, Jeremy...
Private Client
2022 Autumn Budget: What comes next?
As uncertainty and a lack of clarity continues, it’s more important than ever that “...
haysmacintyre named one of eprivateclient’s top accountancy firms for 2022
Once again, eprivateclient has named haysmacintyre as one of the top accountancy firms for 2022. We...
Corporate
Chancellor’s Statement: 17 October 2022
In an extraordinary and unprecedented move, the Chancellor has announced this morning that nearly all...
Private Client
Reactions to the 2023 Autumn Statement
Changes to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced 110 measures as part of...
Private Client
Is scrapping Inheritance Tax right for the economy? – FT Adviser
Can IHT reform be supported? IHT in the UK is perceived by some as overly...
Private Client
haysmacintyre named one of eprivateclient’s top accountancy firms for 2023
The annual listing ranks the leading UK tax advisory firms providing private client services to...
Private Client
Unclear future for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) – Accountancy Age
Despite more than a 100% increase in CGT receipts in the past five years, understanding whether...
Private Client
Harvesting Capital Gains Tax isn’t always a win-win for HMRC: The Financial Times
CGT is reaching record levels in the UK as more taxpayers get trapped in the...
Private Client
Avoiding self-employed tax traps: The Sunday Times
Tax traps for the self-employed Whilst there are upsides to being self-employed, these individuals have...
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....
Private Client
Private Client Briefing – Inheritance Tax and Probate 2023
The Nil Rate Band (or threshold) for IHT has been frozen at £325,000 since 2009, and there...
Private Client
Private Client Briefing Summer 2023
The impact of the tax increases and reductions to exemptions and thresholds in the March 2023...
Corporate
Tax Rate Card 2023/24
We are pleased to announce our annual tax rate card, which summarises many of the...
Corporate
Spring Budget 2023: Full summary
On 15 March 2023, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered a ‘Budget for Growth’ after the Office for...
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