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Required Reading: Lifting the secrecy behind offshore companies
Julie Howard explains how the new rules around overseas entities will work in practice, and why the idea of hiding behind asset holding vehicles is becoming a thing of the past

Julie is a Senior Associate in the Private Client & Tax department. Julie specialises in tax and estate planning for individuals, families and trusts, with a particular emphasis on international planning. She has extensive experience in advising on complex offshore structures and planning for individuals both leaving and arriving in the UK.
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