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HMRC consults on bringing HNWIs into scope of UTT regime


By Jack Gray

HMRC has launched a consultation on widening the scope of the Uncertain Tax Treatment (UTT) regime to include high net worth individuals (HNWI) and trusts, as well as additional taxes


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