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# Taxation of non-residents on UK income and assets
 
# Taxation of non-residents on UK income and assets
 
# Taxation of UK residents on foreign income and assets  
 
# Taxation of UK residents on foreign income and assets  
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# Other topics arising in this context, including tax avoidance, and disclosure and compliance
  
It is the online version of [https://www.kessler.co.uk/taxation-of-foreign-domiciliaries/ ''Taxation of Non-Residents and Foreign Domiciliaries''] by [https://www.kessler.co.uk James Kessler QC].   
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It is the online version of [https://www.kessler.co.uk/taxation-of-foreign-domiciliaries/ ''Taxation of Non-Residents and Foreign Domiciliaries''] by [https://www.kessler.co.uk James Kessler KC].   
  
 
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<big>'''Contents'''</big>
 
<big>'''Contents'''</big>
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[[Update]]
 
[[Update]]
  
[[Introduction]]
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:[[Introduction]]
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:[[Dedication]]
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:A1  [[FIG Relief/Abolition of Domicile]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Non-dom Policy & Avoidance</span></span>'''''
  
:1  [[Foreign Domicile: Tax Policy]]
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:1  [[Mobile Individuals: Tax Policy]]
  
 
:2  [[Tax Avoidance]]
 
:2  [[Tax Avoidance]]
  
:3  [[Domicile]]  
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:3  [[Targeted Anti-Avoidance Rules (TAARs)]]
  
:4  [[Deemed Domicile]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Domicile & Residence</span></span>'''''
  
:5   [[Residence of Individuals]]
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:4   [[Domicile]]  
  
:6   [[Residence of Trustees]]
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:5   [[Deemed Domicile]]
  
:7   [[Treaty-Residence]]
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:6   [[Residence of Individuals]]
  
:8   [[Exit Taxes]]
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:7   [[Residence of Trustees]]
  
:[[Split Years: Arrival and Departure]]
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:[[Residence of Companies]]
  
:10  [[Temporary Non-residence]]
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:[[Treaty-Residence]]
  
:11 [[Source/Relevant Foreign Income]]  
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:10  [[Split Years]]
  
:12 [[The Remittance Basis]]
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:11 [[Temporary Non-residence]]
  
:13 [[The Meaning of Remittance]]
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:12 [[Exit Taxes]]
  
:14 [[Remittance Reliefs]]
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:13 [[UK Arrival or Departure: Tax Checklist]]
  
:15  [[Mixed Funds]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Income Tax: Principles & Remittance Basis</span></span>'''''
  
:16 [[Trading Income]]
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:14 [[Income and its Categorisation]]  
  
:17 [[Trading in Land]]
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:15 [[Income Recognition: Receive/Entitled/Arise/Paid]]
  
:18 [[Performers]]
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:16 [[Source/RFI/Territorial Principles]]  
  
:19 [[Property Income]]
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:17 [[The Remittance Basis]]
  
:20 [[Deduction of interest from Property Income]]
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:18 [[The Meaning of Remittance]]
  
:21 [[Interest Income]]
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:19 [[Remittance Reliefs]]
  
:22 [[Exempt Interest of Non-Residents]]
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:20 [[Mixed Funds]]
  
:23  [[Dividend Income]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Income by Category</span></span>'''''
  
:24 [[Royalty Income]]
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:21 [[Trading Income]]
  
:25 [[Misc Sweep-Up Income]]
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:22 [[Trading in Land]]
  
:26 [[Employment Income]]
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:23 [[Performers]]
  
:27 [[Travel Expenses: Employment Income]]
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:24 [[Property Income]]
  
:28 [[PAYE]]
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:25 [[Deduction of interest from Property Income]]
  
:29 [[Employment Income: DT Relief]]
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:26 [[Interest Income]]
  
:30 [[Pension and Annuity Income]]
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:27 [[Exempt Interest of Non-Residents]]
  
:31 [[Discretionary Trusts: Income Tax]]
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:28 [[Accrued Income Profits]]
  
:32 [[IIP Trusts: Income Tax]]
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:29 [[Deeply Discounted Securities]]
  
:33 [[Settlor-interested Trust Code]]
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:30 [[Dividend Income]]
  
:34 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Introduction]]
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:31 [[Annual Payments]]
  
:35 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Transferors]]
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:32 [[Intellectual Property Income]]
  
:36 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Benefits]]
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:33 [[Misc Sweep-Up Income]]
  
:37 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Relief from Overlapping Charges]]
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:34 [[Employment Income]]
  
:38 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Motive Defence]]
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:35 [[Travel Expenses: Employment Income]]
  
:39 [[Profit Fragmentation]]
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:36 [[PAYE]]
  
:40  [[Life Policies and Contracts]]
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:36A [[Disguised Remuneration/Trading Income]]
  
:41  [[Offshore Funds: Definition]]
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:36B [[Employer-Financed Retirement Benefits Scheme]]
  
:42 [[Offshore Income Gains]]
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:37 [[Employment Income: DT Relief]]
  
:43 [[Income from Offshore Funds]]
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:38 [[Pension and Annuity Income]]
  
:44 [[Accrued Income Profits]]
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:39 [[Benefit in Kind: Family Home and Chattels]]
  
:45 [[Deeply Discounted Securities]]
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:40 [[Loans from Companies]]
  
:46  [[Unit Trusts]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">IT: General</span></span>'''''
  
:47 [[Intermediated Securities]]
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:41 [[Discretionary Trusts: Income Tax]]
  
:48 [[Partnerships]]
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:42 [[IIP Trusts: Income Tax]]
  
:49 [[Non-Residents Income Tax Relief]]
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:43 [[Rates of Income Tax/CGT]]
  
:50 [[Collection of Tax from UK Representatives]]
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:44 [[Personal Allowances]]
  
:51 [[Investment Manager Exemptions]]
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:45 [[Non-Residents Income Tax Relief]]
  
:52 [[Investment Management Fees & Carried Interest]]
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:46 [[National Insurance Contributions]]
  
:53  [[Loans from Non-Resident Companies]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">IT Avoidance Codes</span></span>'''''
  
:54 [[Transactions in Securities]]
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:47  [[Settlor-interested Trust Code]]
  
:55 [[Rates of Tax]]
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:48 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Introduction]]
  
:56 [[Personal Allowances]]
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:49 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Transferors]]
  
:57 [[National Insurance Contributions]]
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:50 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Benefits]]
  
:58 [[Chargeable Gains]]
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:51 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Relief from Overlapping Charges]]
  
:59 [[UK Property Held by Non-Residents]]
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:52 [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Motive Defence]]
  
:60 [[Private Residence Relief]]
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:53 [[Profit Fragmentation]]
  
:61 [[Gains of Non-Resident Settlor-Interested Trusts: s.86]]
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:54 [[Transfer of Income Streams]]
  
:62 [[Capital Payments from Non-Resident Trusts: s.87]]
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:55 [[Transactions in Securities]]
  
:63  [[Borrowing by Non-resident Trust: Sch 4B]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Capital Gains Tax</span></span>'''''
  
:64 [[Protected Trusts]]
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:56 [[Chargeable Gains]]
  
:65 [[Sub-Funds]]
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:57 [[UK Property Held by Non-Residents]]
  
:66  [[Gains of Non-Resident Companies]]
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:58 [[Reorganisations]]
  
:67 [[Capital Losses]]
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:59 [[Residential Property: CGT]]
  
:68 [[Foreign Currency Issues]]
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:60 [[Gains of Non-Resident Settlor-Interested Trusts: s.86]]
  
:69 [[Unremittable Assets]]
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:61 [[Capital Payments from Non-Resident Trusts: s.87 Code]]
  
:70 [[Double Taxation Arrangements: Introduction]]
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:62 [[Borrowing by Non-Resident Trust: Sch 4B]]
  
:71 [[DTA Anti-abuse Rules]]
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:63 [[Sub-Funds]]
  
:72 [[Foreign Tax Credit Relief]]
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:64 [[Gains of Non-Resident Companies]]
  
:73 [[EU Law and UK Taxation]]
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:65 [[Capital Losses]]
  
:74  [[Excluded Property: Definition]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Funds</span></span>'''''
  
:75 [[Excluded Property Exemptions]]
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:66 [[Funds: Terms & Concepts]]
  
:76 [[Wills and IOVs]]
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:67 [[Offshore Income Gains]]
  
:77 [[Reservation of Benefit]]
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:68 [[Income from Offshore Funds]]
  
:78 [[Inter-Trust Transfers: IHT]]
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:69 [[Unit Trusts]]
  
:79 [[IHT Deduction for Debts]]
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:70 [[Life Policies and Contracts]]
  
:80 [[IHT Double Taxation Treaties: Introduction]]
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:71 [[Intermediated Securities]]
  
:81 [[IHT DTAs: India, Pakistan, Italy, France]]
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:72 [[Investment Manager Exemptions]]
  
:82 [[IHT DTA: Netherlands]]
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:73 [[Investment Management Fees & Carried Interest]]
  
:83 [[IHT DTA: Switzerland]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Inheritance Tax</span></span>'''''
  
:84 [[IHT DTA: USA]]
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:74 [[IHT Terms and Concepts]]
  
:85 [[Foreign IHT Credit Relief]]
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:75 [[Excluded Property: Definition]]
  
:86 [[Non-Dom/Non-Resident Spouse]]
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:76 [[Excluded Property Exemptions]]
  
:87 [[Family Home and Chattels: Benefit in Kind Charges]]
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:77 [[Wills and IOVs]]
  
:88 [[Residential Property: IHT]]
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:78 [[Reservation of Benefit]]
  
:89 [[Pre-Owned Assets]]
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:79 [[Inter-Trust Transfers: IHT]]
  
:90 [[Joint Accounts]]
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:80 [[IHT Deduction for Debts]]
  
:91 [[ATED Taxes]]
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:81 [[IHT Close-Company Code]]
  
:92 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: CGT]]
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:82 [[IHT Residential Property Code]]
  
:93 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: Income Tax]]
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:83 [[Pre-Owned Assets]]
  
:94 [[Who is the Settlor?]]
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:84 [[Pension IHT]]
  
:95  [[Trusts with Two or More Settlors]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Entities</span></span>'''''
  
:96 [[Situs of Assets for IHT]]
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:85 [[Partnerships]]
  
:97 [[Situs of Assets for CGT]]
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:86 [[Partnership Income: Allocation]]
  
:98  [[Foreign Entities]]
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:86A [[Salaried Members Code]]
  
:99  [[Hybrid Entities]]
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:86B [[Partnerships CGT]]
  
:100 [[Control Connected Close and Related Expressions]]
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:87 [[Settlement, Bare Trust, and Associated Terminology]]
  
:101 [[Permanent Establishment and Branch/Agency]]
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:88 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: CGT]]
  
:102 [[Reporting and Compliance]]
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:89 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: Income Tax]]
  
:103 [[Claims]]
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:90 [[Foreign Entities]]
  
:104 [[Reporting and compliance: IHT]]
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:91 [[Hybrid Entities]]
  
:105 [[Reporting Beneficial Owners]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Topics Affecting More Than One Tax</span></span>'''''
  
:106 [[Disclosure of Offshore Trusts]] Reporting Offshore Trusts
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:92  [[Protected Trusts]]
  
:107 [[Requirement to Correct]]
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:93  [[Non-Dom/Non-Resident Spouse]]
  
:108 [[Criminal Law and Professional Conduct]]
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:94  [[Joint Accounts]]
  
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:95  [[Foreign Currency Issues]]
  
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:96 [[Cryptoassets]]
  
<big>'''Appendices'''</big>
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:97  [[Unremittable Assets]]
  
:[[Appendix 1: Common Expressions]]  
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:98  [[ATED and SDLT]]
  
:[[Appendix 2: Family Terminology]]  
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:99  [[Who is the Settlor?]]
  
:[[Appendix 3: Consideration, Arm's Length/Full Value]]
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:100  [[Multiple Settlors]]
  
:[[Appendix 4: Associated Operations: IHT]]
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:101  [[Statutory Tax Indemnities]]
  
:[[Appendix 5: Deeming Provisions]]
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:102  [[Situs of Assets for IHT]]
  
:[[Appendix 6: What Do We Mean by "Real"?]]
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:103 [[Situs of Assets for CGT]]
  
:[[Appendix 7: Parliamentarians]]
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:104 [[Control Connected Close and Related Expressions]]
  
:[[Appendix 8: Visiting Forces]]
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:105 [[Participation, % Investment & Material Interest Tests]]
  
:[[Appendix 9: How to Improve Residence and Domicile Taxation]]
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:106 [[Permanent Establishment and Branch/Agency]]
  
:[[Appendix 10: Reform of Offshore Anti-avoidance Rules]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Double Taxation Agreements IT/CGT</span></span>'''''
  
:[[Appendix 11: UK Arrival or Departure: Tax Checklist]]
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:107 [[Double Taxation Arrangements: Introduction]]
  
:[[Appendix 12: The Wisdom of Parliament]]
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:108 [[DTA Anti-abuse Rules]]
  
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:109 [[Third Party Relief/Savings Clause]]
  
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:110 [[Limitation on Benefits]]
  
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:111 [[Credit for Foreign Tax]]
  
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:112 [[Non-discrimination]]
  
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:113 [[Mutual Agreement Procedure]]
  
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:114 [[IHT Double Taxation Treaties: Introduction]]
  
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:115 [[IHT DTAs: India, Pakistan, Italy, France]]
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:116 [[IHT DTA: Netherlands]]
  
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:117 [[IHT DTA: South Africa]]
  
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:118 [[IHT DTA: Switzerland]]
  
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:119 [[IHT DTA: USA]]
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:120 [[Credit for Foreign IHT]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Administration</span></span>'''''
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:121 [[Reporting and Compliance]]
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:122 [[Tax Return Filing Position]]
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:123 [[Claims]]
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:124 [[Collection of IT/CGT from UK Representatives]]
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:125 [[Reporting and Compliance: IHT]]
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:126 [[Penalties]]
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:128 [[Reporting Offshore Trusts]]
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:129 [[International Movement of Capital: Reports]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Construction of Statutes</span></span>'''''
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Special Taxpayers</span></span>'''''
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:[[Appendix 10 Parliamentarians]]
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:'''''<span style="font-size:106%"><span style="color:navy">Tax Reform</span></span>'''''
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:[[Appendix 13 How to Improve Residence and Domicile Taxation]]
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:[[Appendix 14 Reform of Offshore Anti-avoidance Law]]
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:[[Appendix 15 Citizenship-based Taxation]]
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:[[Appendix 16 The Wisdom of Parliament]]
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 13 November 2024

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  1. Taxation of foreign domiciliaries
  2. Taxation of non-residents on UK income and assets
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  4. Other topics arising in this context, including tax avoidance, and disclosure and compliance

It is the online version of Taxation of Non-Residents and Foreign Domiciliaries by James Kessler KC.


Contents

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Introduction
Dedication
A1 FIG Relief/Abolition of Domicile
Non-dom Policy & Avoidance
1 Mobile Individuals: Tax Policy
2 Tax Avoidance
3 Targeted Anti-Avoidance Rules (TAARs)
Domicile & Residence
4 Domicile
5 Deemed Domicile
6 Residence of Individuals
7 Residence of Trustees
8 Residence of Companies
9 Treaty-Residence
10 Split Years
11 Temporary Non-residence
12 Exit Taxes
13 UK Arrival or Departure: Tax Checklist
Income Tax: Principles & Remittance Basis
14 Income and its Categorisation
15 Income Recognition: Receive/Entitled/Arise/Paid
16 Source/RFI/Territorial Principles
17 The Remittance Basis
18 The Meaning of Remittance
19 Remittance Reliefs
20 Mixed Funds
Income by Category
21 Trading Income
22 Trading in Land
23 Performers
24 Property Income
25 Deduction of interest from Property Income
26 Interest Income
27 Exempt Interest of Non-Residents
28 Accrued Income Profits
29 Deeply Discounted Securities
30 Dividend Income
31 Annual Payments
32 Intellectual Property Income
33 Misc Sweep-Up Income
34 Employment Income
35 Travel Expenses: Employment Income
36 PAYE
36A Disguised Remuneration/Trading Income
36B Employer-Financed Retirement Benefits Scheme
37 Employment Income: DT Relief
38 Pension and Annuity Income
39 Benefit in Kind: Family Home and Chattels
40 Loans from Companies
IT: General
41 Discretionary Trusts: Income Tax
42 IIP Trusts: Income Tax
43 Rates of Income Tax/CGT
44 Personal Allowances
45 Non-Residents Income Tax Relief
46 National Insurance Contributions
IT Avoidance Codes
47 Settlor-interested Trust Code
48 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Introduction
49 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Transferors
50 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Benefits
51 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Relief from Overlapping Charges
52 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Motive Defence
53 Profit Fragmentation
54 Transfer of Income Streams
55 Transactions in Securities
Capital Gains Tax
56 Chargeable Gains
57 UK Property Held by Non-Residents
58 Reorganisations
59 Residential Property: CGT
60 Gains of Non-Resident Settlor-Interested Trusts: s.86
61 Capital Payments from Non-Resident Trusts: s.87 Code
62 Borrowing by Non-Resident Trust: Sch 4B
63 Sub-Funds
64 Gains of Non-Resident Companies
65 Capital Losses
Funds
66 Funds: Terms & Concepts
67 Offshore Income Gains
68 Income from Offshore Funds
69 Unit Trusts
70 Life Policies and Contracts
71 Intermediated Securities
72 Investment Manager Exemptions
73 Investment Management Fees & Carried Interest
Inheritance Tax
74 IHT Terms and Concepts
75 Excluded Property: Definition
76 Excluded Property Exemptions
77 Wills and IOVs
78 Reservation of Benefit
79 Inter-Trust Transfers: IHT
80 IHT Deduction for Debts
81 IHT Close-Company Code
82 IHT Residential Property Code
83 Pre-Owned Assets
84 Pension IHT
Entities
85 Partnerships
86 Partnership Income: Allocation
86A Salaried Members Code
86B Partnerships CGT
87 Settlement, Bare Trust, and Associated Terminology
88 Estates of Deceased Persons: CGT
89 Estates of Deceased Persons: Income Tax
90 Foreign Entities
91 Hybrid Entities
Topics Affecting More Than One Tax
92 Protected Trusts
93 Non-Dom/Non-Resident Spouse
94 Joint Accounts
95 Foreign Currency Issues
96 Cryptoassets
97 Unremittable Assets
98 ATED and SDLT
99 Who is the Settlor?
100 Multiple Settlors
101 Statutory Tax Indemnities
102 Situs of Assets for IHT
103 Situs of Assets for CGT
104 Control Connected Close and Related Expressions
105 Participation, % Investment & Material Interest Tests
106 Permanent Establishment and Branch/Agency
Double Taxation Agreements IT/CGT
107 Double Taxation Arrangements: Introduction
108 DTA Anti-abuse Rules
109 Third Party Relief/Savings Clause
110 Limitation on Benefits
111 Credit for Foreign Tax
112 Non-discrimination
113 Mutual Agreement Procedure
Double Taxation Agreements: IHT
114 IHT Double Taxation Treaties: Introduction
115 IHT DTAs: India, Pakistan, Italy, France
116 IHT DTA: Netherlands
117 IHT DTA: South Africa
118 IHT DTA: Switzerland
119 IHT DTA: USA
120 Credit for Foreign IHT
Administration
121 Reporting and Compliance
122 Tax Return Filing Position
123 Claims
124 Collection of IT/CGT from UK Representatives
125 Reporting and Compliance: IHT
126 Penalties
127 Failure to Prevent Tax Evasion
128 Reporting Offshore Trusts
129 International Movement of Capital: Reports
130 Common Reporting Standard
131 Trust Registration (TRS)
132 Customer Due Diligence
133 Money Laundering: Criminal Property


Appendices
Words & Concepts
Appendix 1 Words of Dispute
Appendix 2 Common Legal Expressions
Appendix 3 Family Terminology
Appendix 3A Share/Security Terminology
Appendix 4 Consideration/Arm's Length/Full Value
Appendix 5 Commercial/View to Profit
Appendix 6 Beneficial Ownership/Entitlement
Appendix 7 What Do We Mean by "Real"
Construction of Statutes
Appendix 8 Deeming Provisions
Appendix 9 Purpose in Tax Statutes
Special Taxpayers
Appendix 10 Parliamentarians
Appendix 11 Visiting Forces
Appendix 12 Students and Teachers
Appendix 12A Continental Shelf
Tax Reform
Appendix 13 How to Improve Residence and Domicile Taxation
Appendix 14 Reform of Offshore Anti-avoidance Law
Appendix 15 Citizenship-based Taxation
Appendix 16 The Wisdom of Parliament



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