Sport Stars, Influencers & Entertainers Tax 2023 - 2nd Annual Forum

Addressing both UK and International Tax Perspectives for Sports Lawyers, Tax Lawyers, Barristers and Accountants 

In-Person I 5th December 2023 | The Clermont London, Charing Cross

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Agenda

Registration
9.00am

Chair’s Opening Remarks
9.20am

Morag Ofili , Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

Pete Hackleton, Partner
Saffery

Highlighting Recent International Tax Developments Impacting UK Resident Sport Stars, Influencers and Entertainers
9.40am

  • Non-Dom Tax – Managing Remittance
  • Residence of mobile sports persons special regimes and tax treaties
  • Overseas workdays for international sports persons
  • Structuring wealth management affairs effectively for international sports persons

Alex Jones, Partner
Rawlinson & Hunter

Daan Buylaert, Partner & Founder
AtField

Sam Brodsky, Barrister
Gray's Inn Tax Chambers

Adam Myers, Executive Director
London & Capital

Examining Changes to Image Rights and Intellectual Property (IP) Taxation
10.20am

  • ‘Levelling the play’ for female sports athlete’s tax inequality
  • Reputation management

 

Morag Ofili , Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

Dominic Arnold, Partner
Evelyn Partners

John Cassidy, Partner
Crowe LLP

Adam Craggs, Partner
RPC

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.00am

Exploring the Impact of Article 17 on Non-UK Resident Sport Stars & Entertainers
11.20am

  • Principles of article 17, OECD Model Tax Treaty.
  • What is income related to performance?
  • Image rights and the Cristiano Ronaldo case.
  • Income of touring artists

Mario Tenore, Associate Partner
Pirola Pennuto Zei

Kevin Offer, Partner
Hardwick & Morris LLP

Identifying Recent Updates to IR35 Commercial Law Agreements
12.00

  • IR35 – The state of play
  • Recent case decisions – Employment status and IR35
  • Offset provisions in Off Payroll working
  • Practical insights – Contractual provisions

Emma Rawson, Technical Officer
Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)

Morag Ofili , Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

Jim Boylan, Partner – Employment Tax
Mazars

Networking & Lunch Break
12.40pm

Choosing the ideal client advisory team for Sports Stars, Influencers and Entertainers
1:40pm

  • Reputation management of client representation
  • How to network, build relationships within the industry

Manny Sa’adu, Managing Director
Elite Sports Agency

Tom Vernon, Partner
Sarasin & Partners

Sophie Spencer, Partner
Sarasin & Partners

Louise Prince, Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

An Update on VAT for Agent Fees, Musician Catalogues and Merchandising
2.20pm

  • Tax position on merchandise in UK & EU (system ISS)
  • Earnings
  • Valuation on Catalogues and other issues to consider

Chris Fowler, Partner
Harris & Trotter LLP

Dougie Todd, Partner
Haysmacintyre

Networking & Refreshment Break
3:00pm

Addressing the Question of Player Commission vs Agent Commission – Where are We Now?
3.20pm

  • HMRC’s attitude pre-March 2021
  • Outline of the new HMRC guidance
  • Examples and challenges to HMRC’s key risk indicators
  • Advice on current deals.
  • HMRC challenges - don’t accept that there is no image or that mirror image adjustments must be made across relevant entities

Sofia Thomas, Director
Thomas Consulting

Pete Hackleton, Partner
Saffery

Daniel Geey, Partner
Sheridans

Michelle Sloane, Partner
RPC

John Cassidy, Partner
Crowe LLP

Celebrity NFTs, Tokens and Crypto; What are the latest trends, and how is this asset class being taxed
4:00pm

  • Celebrity NFT, token and crypto use case
  • Real-world examples from the worlds of music and sport
  • How to securely handle crypto transactions and storage HMRC and the taxation of crypto assets

Gidon Ross, Partner
Harris & Trotter LLP

Stefan Kovach, Founder
RarerThings

Preparing for the New HMRC Rules Around Insolvency of Football Clubs
4:35pm

Pete Hackleton, Partner
Saffery

Jesminara Rahman, Director
Tax Resolute

Chair Closing Remarks
5.20pm

Pete Hackleton, Partner
Saffery

Morag Ofili , Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

9.00am
Registration
9.20am
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Morag Ofili - Managing Associate - Harbottle & Lewis
Pete Hackleton - Partner - Saffery
9.40am
Highlighting Recent International Tax Developments Impacting UK Resident Sport Stars, Influencers and Entertainers
  • Non-Dom Tax – Managing Remittance
  • Residence of mobile sports persons special regimes and tax treaties
  • Overseas workdays for international sports persons
  • Structuring wealth management affairs effectively for international sports persons
Alex Jones - Partner - Rawlinson & Hunter
Daan Buylaert - Partner & Founder - AtField
Sam Brodsky - Barrister - Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
Adam Myers - Executive Director - London & Capital
10.20am
Examining Changes to Image Rights and Intellectual Property (IP) Taxation
  • ‘Levelling the play’ for female sports athlete’s tax inequality
  • Reputation management

 

Morag Ofili - Managing Associate - Harbottle & Lewis
Dominic Arnold - Partner - Evelyn Partners
John Cassidy - Partner - Crowe LLP
Adam Craggs - Partner - RPC
11.00am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.20am
Exploring the Impact of Article 17 on Non-UK Resident Sport Stars & Entertainers
  • Principles of article 17, OECD Model Tax Treaty.
  • What is income related to performance?
  • Image rights and the Cristiano Ronaldo case.
  • Income of touring artists
Mario Tenore - Associate Partner - Pirola Pennuto Zei
Kevin Offer - Partner - Hardwick & Morris LLP
12.00
Identifying Recent Updates to IR35 Commercial Law Agreements
  • IR35 – The state of play
  • Recent case decisions – Employment status and IR35
  • Offset provisions in Off Payroll working
  • Practical insights – Contractual provisions
Emma Rawson - Technical Officer - Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
Morag Ofili - Managing Associate - Harbottle & Lewis
Jim Boylan - Partner – Employment Tax - Mazars
12.40pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1:40pm
Choosing the ideal client advisory team for Sports Stars, Influencers and Entertainers
  • Reputation management of client representation
  • How to network, build relationships within the industry
Manny Sa’adu - Managing Director - Elite Sports Agency
Tom Vernon - Partner - Sarasin & Partners
Sophie Spencer - Partner - Sarasin & Partners
Louise Prince - Managing Associate - Harbottle & Lewis
2.20pm
An Update on VAT for Agent Fees, Musician Catalogues and Merchandising
  • Tax position on merchandise in UK & EU (system ISS)
  • Earnings
  • Valuation on Catalogues and other issues to consider
Chris Fowler - Partner - Harris & Trotter LLP
Dougie Todd - Partner - Haysmacintyre
3:00pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.20pm
Addressing the Question of Player Commission vs Agent Commission – Where are We Now?
  • HMRC’s attitude pre-March 2021
  • Outline of the new HMRC guidance
  • Examples and challenges to HMRC’s key risk indicators
  • Advice on current deals.
  • HMRC challenges - don’t accept that there is no image or that mirror image adjustments must be made across relevant entities
Sofia Thomas - Director - Thomas Consulting
Pete Hackleton - Partner - Saffery
Daniel Geey - Partner - Sheridans
Michelle Sloane - Partner - RPC
John Cassidy - Partner - Crowe LLP
4:00pm
Celebrity NFTs, Tokens and Crypto; What are the latest trends, and how is this asset class being taxed
  • Celebrity NFT, token and crypto use case
  • Real-world examples from the worlds of music and sport
  • How to securely handle crypto transactions and storage HMRC and the taxation of crypto assets
Gidon Ross - Partner - Harris & Trotter LLP
Stefan Kovach - Founder - RarerThings
4:35pm
Preparing for the New HMRC Rules Around Insolvency of Football Clubs
Pete Hackleton - Partner - Saffery
Jesminara Rahman - Director - Tax Resolute
5.20pm
Chair Closing Remarks
Pete Hackleton - Partner - Saffery
Morag Ofili - Managing Associate - Harbottle & Lewis

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