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U.K.’s Remittance Basis, Exchange Rates

Changes to the U.K.’s “remittance basis” of taxation have focused attention on the appropriate exchange rate that should be used for converting foreign income into sterling for U.K. tax purposes. Save for the narrowly drawn exemption, foreign-currency bank accounts are a chargeable asset for U.K. capital gains tax purposes. This means that potentially any purchases... »