Many clients are non-U.K. domiciled individuals with assets in multiple jurisdictions
A large number of clients have U.S. connections, including U.S. trusts
Extensive experience in advising trustees on tax implications for the trust and its beneficiaries
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Tatiana Watson is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax LLP in London. She brings over 17 years of experience in private client tax.
Ms. Watson looks after wealthy individuals and their families (often with international connections and assets in multiple jurisdictions), working closely with family offices, trustees and charitable foundations. She supports clients at all stages of their life, providing tax advice on wealth accumulation, wealth structuring, acquisitions/disposals of assets and succession planning.
Ms. Watson’s recent projects include the review of a complex trust structure set up many decades ago to ensure it was compliant with the current legislation; advice on succession planning to accommodate the family’s objectives; and review of client’s worldwide assets in order to ascertain the impact of the upcoming changes to the taxation of non-U.K. domiciliaries.
Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Watson spent 14 years with two Big 4 firms, where she looked after Ultra High Net Worth individuals and their families. A large proportion of her clients had links to the U.S.
Ms. Watson earned a master’s degree in accounting and financial economics from the University of Essex. She was featured in eprivateclient’s Top 35 under 35 for two years in a row, and is a Chartered Tax Adviser.
The 2024 Autumn Budget announcements confirmed that the proposed reforms to UK inheritance tax will apply to non-UK assets, including assets in non-UK trusts. These rules will come into effect from 6 April 2025.
The 2024 Autumn Budget announcements confirmed that the proposed reforms to the taxation system for non-UK domiciled individuals will come into effect from 6 April 2025.
The 2024 Autumn Budget announcements confirmed that the proposed reforms to the taxation system for non-UK domiciled individuals will come into effect from 6 April 2025. The current remittance basis of taxation will be replaced with a regime based on the number of years of tax residence.
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With summer holiday season just around the corner, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered a traveller-friendly ruling. In its judgment of June 12, 2025 (C125/24 – -Palmstråle), the ECJ clarified that individuals returning to the EU from non-EU countries – such as Norway – are not automatically liable for import VAT if they fail to complete certain customs formalities, provided they acted in good faith and the goods were originally exported from the EU and thus fulfilling all prerequisites for a duty free import as “returned goods”.
