Important IHT issues to consider right now
UK residents’ estates threatened by proposed new tax banding The estates of UK residents are set to take a further beating with the introduction of a series of measures including
Small Portuguese property holding companies
In this series, we investigate the ins and outs of the assessment of profits from the sale of real estate, the impact of new legislation, as well as eventual changes
The comments
Eminent economist Dr Jorge A Vasconcellos e Sá, covers a range of issues, from global business to Portuguese commerce. Dr Vasconcellos e Sá has a PhD from Columbia University and
Open up for a better future
The Arab report on Human Development 2003, published by the United Nations, looks at the relationship between poor education, access to knowledge and democracy (on one hand) and the low
Change the terms of combat
Changing the terms of combat is one of the main tenets of a winning business strategy and the market’s reaction to Wal-Mart is a fine example of this. Since it
New legislation for estate agents
A new law regulating the activity of estate agents is about to come into force. The Decree Law 211/2004, of August 20, will come into force on September 20 and
More tax to line treasury’s coffers
This week I have put together five recent press reports detailing how important tax collection is to the UK Treasury and Inland Revenue. Tories fear tax hike for UK
The ABC’s of C.G.T.
The double whammy on offshore (and almost offshore) property companies In this series, we investigate the ins and outs of the assessment of profits from the sale of real estate,
OECD gets even tougher on tax collection
With the EU’s Savings Tax Directive dominating the headlines over the last 18 months or so, many people have forgotten about the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s anti-tax evasion
Oil turmoil
At a time when world oil supply is meeting demand, why has there been such a rapid price rise? The current crude oil price is up by approximately 40 per