Angela Hughes
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Angela Hughes

Director

Areas of expertise

Income tax, capital gains tax, property taxes, trusts, international aspects of personal tax, inheritance tax (IHT).

Experience

Angela looks after UK-based and international individuals and families, along with their trusts and wider financial concerns. She is also a regular contributor to public consultations on proposed tax legislation, as well as to S&W tax publications.

Angela takes a keen interest in the tax issues (often cross-border) facing the world of classical music, and advises agents, orchestras, singers and instrumentalists.

Notable achievements

  • Angela frequently advises individuals intending to move to the UK, as well as those preparing to leave the UK, on complying with UK tax requirements and on the efficient organisation of their affairs
  • With established UK families, the emphasis is often on the transition to passing responsibilities on to the next generation and wider issues of estate planning
  • Angela particularly enjoys working closely with clients’ legal, investment and other advisers to achieve the best all-round solution

Professional qualifications/memberships

Member of the Chartered Institution of Taxation (CIOT)

Family succession discussions

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Surviving inheritance: Tax and governance for family businesses after BPR reforms

Inheritance tax changes are an opportunity for many family business owners to finally address succession and secure their legacy.

Hmrc Wealth Tax 2025

Article

Could a UK wealth tax be on the horizon as we approach the Autumn Budget 2025?

With speculation mounting in the press over the potential introduction of a wealth tax in the upcoming Autumn Budget, we consider what a wealth tax is, how it could be introduced in the UK and the legion of challenges it would raise.

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