UK TAXATION Services
What We Do
We enable you to be as tax-efficient as possible with your private wealth, incomes and business assets and we keep you safe with HM Revenue & Customs
Spice Taxation provides a full range of UK taxation services which are tailored to your specific needs and circumstances. We operate independently of third parties such as wealth managers, private banks and insurance agents which means that our advice is entirely impartial and fully in your best interests.
Many UK tax advisors operating in the expatriate space work for or within wealth management and property businesses. This can sometimes create the impression of a bias towards the products offered by that firm. Spice Taxation avoids this conflict of interest by standing apart and operating independently. As well as originating bespoke advice for you, we can also review and assess tax advice you have received elsewhere as well as the UK tax treatment of any recommendation to invest – whether into investment products, property or other financial
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We will work with you and your advisers ensure that your assets are structured and managed in as tax-efficient a manner as possible and is in line with your overall financial objectives. Where you need our recommendation for trusted professionals in a range of areas with whom we can work, we will be happy help.
Services
A full suite of UK taxation advice and compliance solutions
We are specialists in the international aspects of UK personal taxation. Spearheaded by Martin Rimmer, a Fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians in the UK with almost four decades of experience in expatriate taxation, Spice Taxation can help in a range of areas.
Residence Advisory
We are fluent in all aspects of the Statutory Residence Test and can guide you fully on how to protect and maintain your non-resident status for UK tax purposes, which is the most important determining factor in your financial well-being as an expatriate. We can also guide you fully on how and when to trigger UK resident status optimally when relocating to the UK and in circumstances where a family is split between the UK and another country.
Relocation Planning
We provide full advice for UK tax-efficiency upon relocation to the UK. We cover actions which are needed ahead of departure from your host country, any recommended restructuring of private wealth, an explanation of the UK tax treatment of all assets and sources of income and gains as well as a list of recommended steps to take after arrival in the UK to take advantage of all UK domestic tax-efficiencies. We work with our clients to create a simple personalised list of pre-departure and post-arrival action for maximising tax-efficiency.
Tax Return Preparation Services
We provide a full service for the completion of annual tax returns, Capital Gains Tax disclosures for the disposal of UK land and property, Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings as well as other necessary compliance with HM Revenue & Customs. Our service includes acting as your Tax Agent – effectively managing your relationship with HM Revenue & Customs, keeping you fully up to date with your obligations and keeping you safe. We will also manage your transition to Making Tax Digital.
Property Tax Advisory
UK property is still probably the most highly esteemed asset class both for British expatriates and an increasing number of foreign nationals. We provide a full tax advisory service covering Stamp Duty Land Tax and its regional equivalents, Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Corporation Tax, Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings and tax-efficient funding and profit extraction from UK and non-UK property holding companies. We advise on the most tax-efficient manner of property acquisition, the tax-efficient use of secured and non-secured property-related debt and we provide calculations of the total tax cost and net after tax returns over the lifecycle of a property investment.
Understanding your Tax Status
Finance Act 2025 introduced a raft of monumental changes to tax law for expatriates. From Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax reliefs to a new basis of enjoying Inheritance Tax exemption, most people are affected one way or the other. However, vestiges of the former regime remain. Domicile remains a live and vital concept for tax purposes for certain individuals and understanding your relationship to UK tax law has never been more important.
Non-Resident Tax Planning
Tax exposures can remain for non-residents over certain UK incomes and gains, as well as over certain types of professional earnings. However, through the use of Double Tax Treaty relief and other less well-known techniques these liabilities can often be reduced. We calculate your tax exposures in the UK and advise you how to reduce these. We also advise our clients on a range of opportunities to make the best use of their expatriate status. We also provide UK taxation advice in the context of marriage, the birth of children, separation and divorce whilst living abroad.
Inheritance Tax Planning
The global assets of the vast majority of British expatriates remain fully within the scope of Inheritance Tax, even whilst living abroad. We provide full advice on all aspects of UK Inheritance Tax and we work with our clients to explain how the system works, how and when the tax applies and we outline tax planning options. We calculate current and projected tax exposures and design personalised short, medium and long-terms to mitigate the worst effects of Inheritance Tax. We will work with you to ensure a controlled, risk-managed, tax-efficient and sensible succession of your hard-earned wealth to the next generation.
Tax-Efficient Private Wealth and Pension Planning
With nearly four decades of experience working within the financial services industry, we are deeply skilled in all UK tax aspects of expatriate investment types and structures, what arrangements to avoid, which to use and the use of trusts, companies, unit trusts, foundations, life assurance portfolio bonds and direct holdings. We also advise fully on the UK tax aspects of UK occupational pensions, state pensions, QROPS and QNUPS as well as the UK tax treatment of CPF and other foreign superannuation schemes.