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Julie Howard

Partner
Private Client & Tax

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Julie is a Partner 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 family governance as well as planning for individuals both leaving and arriving in the UK. She works with many clients from the Middle East and Africa in relation to global wealth structuring and asset protection.

She also holds a Chartered Tax Adviser qualification, which is recognised as the highest and most prestigious chartered credentials in professional tax expertise in the UK.

Track Record

Advising on the UK tax treatment of the development of UK residential properties held by an offshore structure

Advising on the creation of offshore trusts by UK resident non-domiciliaries

Advising on an offshore structure to hold a family’s global assets, including art, aircraft and a boat

Regularly advising in relation to offshore trusts, including on distributions to UK resident beneficiaries, income and gains pools and trustee borrowing issues

Advising a family office on the UK tax treatment of investments made by underlying companies in jurisdictions across the world

Advising a UK entrepreneur on ceasing UK residence and liaising with external advisers regarding possible jurisdictions to relocate to

Regularly advising on the UK taxation of residential property situated in the UK and structuring options for holding such property

Advising on the creation of PTC structures to hold business and personal assets across a variety of jurisdictions

Awards & Rankings

Eprivateclient, Top 35 under 35 Private Client Practitioner, 2011

Publications

Contributed to McCutcheon on Inheritance Tax

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Taxation

Chartered Tax Adviser

Education & Qualification

University of Kent at Canterbury

Qualified as a solicitor in 2003

Track Record

Advising on the UK tax treatment of the development of UK residential properties held by an offshore structure

Advising on the creation of offshore trusts by UK resident non-domiciliaries

Advising on an offshore structure to hold a family’s global assets, including art, aircraft and a boat

Regularly advising in relation to offshore trusts, including on distributions to UK resident beneficiaries, income and gains pools and trustee borrowing issues

Advising a family office on the UK tax treatment of investments made by underlying companies in jurisdictions across the world

Advising a UK entrepreneur on ceasing UK residence and liaising with external advisers regarding possible jurisdictions to relocate to

Regularly advising on the UK taxation of residential property situated in the UK and structuring options for holding such property

Advising on the creation of PTC structures to hold business and personal assets across a variety of jurisdictions

Awards & Rankings

Eprivateclient, Top 35 under 35 Private Client Practitioner, 2011

Publications

Contributed to McCutcheon on Inheritance Tax

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Taxation

Chartered Tax Adviser

Education & Qualification

University of Kent at Canterbury

Qualified as a solicitor in 2003

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