Dear Executive,
2008 will
see major tax reforms that are likely to impact substantially private
investors and their holdings.
As always,
there are opportunities to grasp and threats to avoid or mitigate.
The catalogue
of taxable capital income is in some cases substantially extended and
in Germany for example, private income resulted from the disposal of
capital investments is about to be assess as taxable income. In the
United Kingdom, there are capital gain and inheritance tax reforms underway.
France has introduced the so call bouclier fiscal and its
still needs to be seen whether this will change the behaviour of wealthy
families there.
Belgium has
introduced a new tax treatment of income derived by Belgian residents
from investment funds that private bankers , asset managers and fund
administrators should be aware of as the selection of assets by the
fund manager influences the tax treatment of the investors and the absence
of adequate reporting by the fund may jeopardize the tax transparency
of so-called transparent vehicles. Noteworthy developments are also
taking place in the Netherlands as the new VBI regime may provide an
interesting alternative for Dutch or foreign residents with substantial
shareholdings.
Therefore,
this one day conference is an excellent opportunity for high net worth
individuals, entrepreneurs and their advisers to update on the latest
tax developments across Europe that will have a reaping effect on private
clients tax burden.
We look forward
to meeting you in Luxembourg at the Kikuoka Golf Club on December 4th.
Yours
Sincerely
Francois
Golbery
Chief Executive Officer
MGI Suisse SA