Financial Times: Taxing times as companies quit UK
By Vanessa Houlder
Published: April 16 2008 03:00 | Last updated: April 16 2008 03:00
* 2005
Royal Dutch Shell opted for a parent company with Dutch headquarters and tax residency when it overhauled its dual-listed structure
* 2006
Hiscox, a Lloyd’s specialist insurer, moved its head office to Bermuda
Omega Underwriting, an Aim-listed insurer, moved its domicile to Bermuda
Colt Telecom created a new Luxembourg-based holding company at the same time as a big financial restructuring
Experian set up European headquarters in Dublin when it demerged from GUS, the retail group
* 2007
Ebay, the online business, moved its tax base from the UK to Luxembourg
Kraft, the consumer company, moved its European headquarters from the UK and Austria to Switzerland
* 2008
Yahoo, the internet company, said earlier this year that it was moving its European headquarters to Switzerland
Shire creates a new group structure, with a parent company tax resident in Ireland, to ‘help protect the group’s taxation position, and better facilitate the group’s financial management’
Vanessa Houlder
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