The Tax Compass Podcast
The Tax Compass Podcast helps globally mobile individuals, expats, and internationally connected professionals navigate the complexities of the UK tax system with clarity, honesty, and real-world insight.Hosted by tax advisers Simon Roue and Dr.
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Section 9A Enquiries: What Happens When HMRC Questions Your Tax Return (opens the original)
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HMRC has 12 months from the date you file to open an enquiry into your tax return. These enquiries are rare. LSR Partners have submitted thousands of returns and have seen one opened on their own work. But if one does land, the ground shifts underneath you. The burden of proof moves. It is no longer for HMRC to prove you wrong. It is for you to prove you are right. In part two of this miniseries, Simon Roue and Laura Sant explain what a Section 9A enquiry actually involves, how it differs from a
HMRC Nudge Letters: What They Mean and What To Do Next (opens the original)
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A brown envelope from HMRC. A letter saying they have information about offshore income or gains you may not have disclosed. No detail about what that information is. If that has happened to you, or you are worried it might, this episode is here to take the heat out of it. Simon Roue and Laura Sant explain why nudge letters get issued, how international information sharing between tax authorities works, and why the whole thing is an administrative process governed by legislation rather than an a
Moving to Italy: Flat Tax, Pension Regimes and What UK Expats Get Wrong (opens the original)
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If you are thinking about leaving the UK and moving to Italy, the tax opportunity can be substantial. But the complexity is just as significant. Get the planning wrong, and you could find yourself liable to tax in both countries at the same time. In Episode 23 of the Tax Compass Podcast, Simon Roue is joined by Fabrizio Battaglia, partner at Studio Tributario Associato - Battaglia Cesari Zangrillo in Rome, for a detailed conversation about what Italy actually offers internationally mobile indivi
Split Year Treatment: How to Break UK Tax Residence Without Getting It Wrong (opens the original)
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Most people who are planning to leave the UK focus on day counts. How many days can I spend in the UK? When do I need to be gone by? What ties do I have? What they often miss is that the statutory residence test can make you a full year UK tax resident from a single day in the country. Day counts do not always come into it. In Episode 22 of the Tax Compass Podcast, Simon Roue and Laura Sant take on split year treatment: what it is, why it exists, and why getting it wrong can expose you to UK tax
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