Helen McGhee
High Net Worth Guide 2023
Band 2 : Tax: Private Client
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Helen is a Partner and Chartered Tax Adviser who specialises in UK and international tax disputes. She is also a member of the Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners and is a CEDR accredited mediator.
Helen advises both individuals and corporates either engaged directly or as a consultant to an extensive network of professional firms and financial institutions who repeatedly call upon her expertise. Helen has trained under some prominent leaders in the field and cut her teeth in her career in tax as the lead associate in R (on the application of Gaines-Cooper) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. She has successfully run numerous residence and domicile cases but will also turn her hand to a wide variety of contentious and advisory tax matters. Helen is an industry leading specialist at running highly technical COP9 investigations where she has a proven track record of successfully negotiating very favourable settlements.
Helen is praised by clients for being a safe pair of hands in a stressful situation, leaving no stone unturned and is incredibly adept at translating complex legal matters into a client friendly manner. She has an unrivalled ability to cut through detailed technical issues and draw HMRC into focus.
Helen is also included in the City Wealth Leaders List Top 100 Private Client lawyers, the Private Client Global Elite Directory and the Tatler Address Book of influential private client experts.
Helen writes prolifically for numerous tax publications and is an active committee member at the Chartered Institute of Tax and the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers.
Articles, highlights and press releases
11 items provided by Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP
The End is Nigh for the Non-Dom Regime
Published in ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine, Helen McGhee expert analysis of the current state of non-dom tax regime and it's future.
On 14 June 2023, HMRC published a substantially rewritten Code of Practice 9 (“COP9”). Helen McGhee and Megan Durnford set out the key changes implemented as a result of this publication.
Pandora Papers: HMRC issues nudge letters
Helen McGhee sets out HMRC's response to the Pandora Papers leak of almost 12 million documents
Increased Investment in Personal Tax Compliance in the UK
Helen McGhee discusses the main developments in support of the increased focus on international transparency and personal tax compliance in the UK.
Offshore Structures and Onward Gifts
This article explores the "onward gift" tax anti-avoidance rules introduced by the Finance Act 2018.
Increased Investment in Personal Tax Compliance in the UK
This article discusses the main developments in support of the increased focus on international transparency and tax compliance in the UK.
Fast Track for Register of Overseas Entities Owning UK Property
The invasion of Ukraine has prompted the UK government to speedily publish the draft legislation for the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022.
HMRC consultation on the OECD mandatory disclosure rules
HMRC has published a consultation on draft regulations to implement the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) rules on mandatory disclosure of certain avoidance arrangements. Helen McGhee explains the background to the new rules and their implications.
Helen McGhee discusses the use of corporate vehicles in family wealth and succession planning in the UK
Helen McGhee considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the Fisher case and how it is likely to impact the rules on transfer of assets abroad.
Draft Finance Bill 2022—tax avoidance measures
Helen McGhee considers the draft Finance Bill 2022 clauses published on 20 July 2021 in relation to tax avoidance and recent updates to the tax avoidance regime.
The End is Nigh for the Non-Dom Regime
Published in ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine, Helen McGhee expert analysis of the current state of non-dom tax regime and it's future.
On 14 June 2023, HMRC published a substantially rewritten Code of Practice 9 (“COP9”). Helen McGhee and Megan Durnford set out the key changes implemented as a result of this publication.
Pandora Papers: HMRC issues nudge letters
Helen McGhee sets out HMRC's response to the Pandora Papers leak of almost 12 million documents
Increased Investment in Personal Tax Compliance in the UK
Helen McGhee discusses the main developments in support of the increased focus on international transparency and personal tax compliance in the UK.
Offshore Structures and Onward Gifts
This article explores the "onward gift" tax anti-avoidance rules introduced by the Finance Act 2018.
Increased Investment in Personal Tax Compliance in the UK
This article discusses the main developments in support of the increased focus on international transparency and tax compliance in the UK.
Fast Track for Register of Overseas Entities Owning UK Property
The invasion of Ukraine has prompted the UK government to speedily publish the draft legislation for the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022.
HMRC consultation on the OECD mandatory disclosure rules
HMRC has published a consultation on draft regulations to implement the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) rules on mandatory disclosure of certain avoidance arrangements. Helen McGhee explains the background to the new rules and their implications.
Helen McGhee discusses the use of corporate vehicles in family wealth and succession planning in the UK
Helen McGhee considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the Fisher case and how it is likely to impact the rules on transfer of assets abroad.
Draft Finance Bill 2022—tax avoidance measures
Helen McGhee considers the draft Finance Bill 2022 clauses published on 20 July 2021 in relation to tax avoidance and recent updates to the tax avoidance regime.