John Hamilton

Background

About John Hamilton

I am an industry recognised specialist in the field of Tax Investigations, Offshore Disclosures, Common Reporting Standard, Requirement to Correct, UK Non Domiciled taxation and Offshore Trust taxation. During my career I have advised clients on their historic tax affairs and, where applicable, their disclosures to HMRC. I have negotiated and settled high profile Code of Practice 9 (suspected serious fraud) and Code of Practice 8 (fraud and bespoke tax avoidance) enquiries. I also have extensive knowledge of the voluntary disclosure facilities having handled over 300 disclosures throughout my career. I also provide ad-hoc specialist advice to the industry on HMRC’s powers and penalties. Over the last two years I have developed my specialism further by creating an offering specifically focussed on Offshore Trust Taxation and ensuring trustees, settlors and beneficiaries are historically fully compliant with the UK tax code. HMRC’s announcement last year regarding offshore entities and their Requirement to Correct from April 2017 substantiates this decision to focus on this critical yet highly complex area of UK taxation. I am a Chartered Tax Adviser and an Associate of Tax Technicians. I have written various articles and presented on HMRC’s disclosure facilities and investigation techniques, including presentations to STEP Zurich, STEP Lugano and STEP Vaduz. Please contact me at john@hamiltonrose.tax / 0745 2441 Specialising in: Common Reporting Standard Requirement To Correct Trust Tax Health Checks Non UK Domicile Tax Health Checks Non UK Domicile Tax Planning HMRC Enquiries Code of Practice 9 Investigations Contractual Disclosure Facility (CDF) Code of Practice 8 Investigations UK/Swiss Agreement Offshore Account Disclosure HMRC Campaigns Voluntary Disclosure to HMRC Penalty Negotiations