IRS Tax Year 2018 Changes The Internal Revenue Service has announced the annual inflation adjustments for a number of tax-related provisions for 2018, and this includes the latest tax rate schedules and tax tables. Below are the numbers for the tax year 2018. Standard Deduction The standard deduction for married filing jointly rises to $13,000 […]

Startups and Scaleups: Is America Calling? This past week, we had the opportunity to meet startups and scaleups in Newcastle and Edinburgh. We chatted with fantastic entrepreneurs on how to grow your business in the US.  With its large consumer market, world-class talent network and large pool of capital, the US remains one of the most […]

On September 27, 2017, the Trump Administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance released their initial attempt at tax reform. The document is entitled “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code.” Some of the highlight items include: Consolidating the current seven income tax brackets into three brackets […]

The White House has released President Trump’s tax reform proposal. As expected (and further to my post earlier this year), the proposal includes an elimination of the Estate Tax and the Generation Skipping Tax. Much has been made about how this will only benefit the “rich”, which may be true as only .2% of all […]

Last month’s UK general election result did nothing to clarify the uncertainty regarding the proposed tax reforms for non-UK domiciled individuals. The draft legislation, for these reforms, was omitted from Finance Bill 2017, so that the critical revenue-raising measures could pass in time for the general election. The feeling in the tax community was that […]

Do you have an IRA (Individual Retirement Accounts) in the United States? If you do and you are approaching age 70, you are on the threshold of commencing required minimum distributions or you will face substantial penalties. The following article explains these rules. Traditional IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts) If you own a Traditional IRA you […]

Last night, we gathered at the world famous Princess Anne Theatre at British Academy of Film and Television Arts for a seminar on tax in 2012, “The Life of An American Abroad”. The speakers were: Darlene Hart, CEO, US Tax and Financial Services Group LTD Gregory J. Dean, Esq., Tax Director for US Tax & […]