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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].   
 
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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:10  [[Temporary Non-residence]]
 
:10  [[Temporary Non-residence]]
  
:11 [[Source/Relevant Foreign Income]] [tba]
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:11 A [[Income Categorisation]]
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:11 B [[Source/Relevant Foreign Income]]  
  
 
:12  [[The Remittance Basis]]
 
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:15  [[Mixed Funds]]
 
:15  [[Income Categories and Sources]]
 
  
 
:16  [[Trading Income]]
 
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:23  [[Dividend Income]]
 
:23  [[Dividend Income]]
  
:24  [[Royalty Income]]
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:24 A [[Annual Payments]]
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:24 B [[Intellectual Property Income]]
  
 
:25  [[Misc Sweep-Up Income]]
 
:25  [[Misc Sweep-Up Income]]
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:38  [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Motive Defence]]
 
:38  [[Transfer of Assets Abroad: Motive Defence]]
  
:39  [[Life Policies and Contracts]]
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:39  [[Profit Fragmentation]]
  
:40  [[Offshore Funds: Definition]]
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:40  [[Transfer of Income Streams]]
  
:41  [[Offshore Income Gains]]
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:41  [[Life Policies and Contracts]]
  
:42  [[Income from Offshore Funds]]
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:42  [[Offshore Funds: Definitions]]
  
:43  [[Accrued Income Profits]]
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:43  [[Offshore Income Gains]]
  
:44  [[Deeply Discounted Securities]]
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:44  [[Income from Offshore Funds]]
  
:45  [[Unit Trusts]]
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:45  [[Accrued Income Profits]]
  
:46  [[Intermediated Securities]]
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:46  [[Deeply Discounted Securities]]
  
:47  [[Partnerships]]
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:47  [[Unit Trusts]]
  
:48  [[Non-Residents Income Tax Relief]]
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:48  [[Intermediated Securities]]
  
:48  [[Claims]]
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:49 A [[Partnerships]]
  
:49 [[Collection of Tax from UK Representatives]]
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:49 B [[Partnership Income Shares]]
  
:50  [[Investment Manager Exemptions]]
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:50  [[Non-Resident Income Tax Relief]]
  
:51  [[Investment Management Fees & Carried Interest]]
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:51  [[Collection of Tax from UK Representatives]]
  
:52  [[Loans from Non-Resident Companies]]
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:52  [[Investment Manager Exemptions]]
  
:52A [[Transactions in Securities]]
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:53  [[Investment Management Fees & Carried Interest]]
  
:53 [[Rates of Tax]]
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:54 [[Loans from Non-Resident Companies]]
  
:54  [[Personal Allowances]]
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:55 [[Transactions in Securities]]
  
:55 [[National Insurance Contributions]]
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:56 [[Rates of Income Tax/CGT]]
  
:56 [[Gains of UK Residents]]
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:57 [[Personal Allowances]]
  
:57 [[Gains of Non-Resident Settlor-Interested Trusts: s.86]]
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:58 [[National Insurance Contributions]]
  
:58 [[Capital Payments from Non-Resident Trusts: s.87]]
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:59 [[Chargeable Gains]]
  
:59 [[Borrowing by Non-resident Trust: Sch 4B]]
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:60 [[UK Property Held by Non-Residents]]
  
:60 [[Protected Trust Reliefs]]
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:61 [[Residential Property: CGT]]
  
:61 [[Sub-Funds]]
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:62 [[Gains of Non-Resident Settlor-Interested Trusts: s.86]]
  
:62 [[Gains of Non-Resident Companies]]
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:63 [[Capital Payments from Non-Resident Trusts: s.87]]
  
:63 [[Capital Losses]]
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:64 [[Borrowing by Non-Resident Trust: Sch 4B]]
  
:64 [[Foreign Currency Issues]]
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:65 [[Protected Trusts]]
  
:65 [[Unremittable Assets]]
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:66 [[Sub-Funds]]
  
:66 [[Double Taxation Arrangements: Introduction]]
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:67 [[Gains of Non-Resident Companies]]
  
:67 [[DTA Anti-abuse Rules]]
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:68 [[Capital Losses]]
  
:68 [[Foreign Tax Credit Relief]]
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:69 [[Foreign Currency Issues]]
  
:69 [[EU Law and UK Taxation]]
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:70 [[Unremittable Assets]]
  
:70 [[Excluded Property: Definition]]
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:71 [[Double Taxation Arrangements: Introduction]]
  
:71 [[Excluded Property Exemptions]]
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:72 [[DTA Anti-abuse Rules]]
  
:72  [[Wills and IOVs]]
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:73 [[Limitation on Benefits]]
  
:73 [[Reservation of Benefit]]
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:74 [[Foreign Tax Credit Relief]]
  
:74 [[Inter-Trust Transfers: IHT]]
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:75 [[EU Law and UK Taxation]]
  
:75 [[IHT Deduction for Debts]]
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:76 [[Excluded Property: Definition]]
  
:76 [[IHT Double Taxation Treaties: Introduction]]
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:77 [[Excluded Property Exemptions]]
  
:77 [[IHT DTAs: India, Pakistan, Italy, France]]
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:78 [[Wills and IOVs]]
  
:78 [[IHT DTA: USA]]
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:79 [[Reservation of Benefit]]
  
:79 [[IHT DTA: Switzerland]]
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:80 [[Inter-Trust Transfers: IHT]]
  
:80 [[IHT DTA: Netherlands]]
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:81 [[IHT Deduction for Debts]]
  
:81 [[Foreign IHT Credit Relief]]
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:82 [[IHT Close-Company Code]]
  
:82 [[Non-dom/Non-resident Spouse]]
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:83 [[IHT Double Taxation Treaties: Introduction]]
  
:83 [[Private Residence Relief]]
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:84 [[IHT DTAs: India, Pakistan, Italy, France]]
  
:84 [[Residential Property of Non-Residents: NRCGT]]
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:85 [[IHT DTA: Netherlands]]
  
:85  [[Family Home and Chattels: Benefit in Kind Charges]]
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:86 [[IHT DTA: South Africa]]
  
:86  [[ATED Taxes]]
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:87 [[IHT DTA: Switzerland]]
  
:87 [[Residential property: IHT]]
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:88 [[IHT DTA: USA]]
  
:88 [[Pre-Owned Assets]]
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:89 [[Foreign IHT Credit Relief]]
  
:89 [[Joint Accounts]]
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:90 [[IHT Residential Property Code]]
  
:90 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: CGT]]
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:91 [[Family Home and Chattels: Benefit in Kind Charges]]
  
:91 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: Income Tax]]
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:92 [[Pre-Owned Assets]]
  
:92 [[Who is the Settlor?]]
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:93 [[Non-Dom/Non-Resident Spouse]]
  
:93 [[Trusts with Two or More Settlors]]
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:94 [[Joint Accounts]]
  
:94 [[Situs of Assets for IHT]]
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:95 [[ATED Taxes]]
  
:95 [[Situs of Assets for CGT]]
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:96 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: CGT]]
  
:96 [[Foreign Entities]]
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:97 [[Estates of Deceased Persons: Income Tax]]
  
:97 [[Hybrid Entities]]
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:98 [[Who is the Settlor?]]
  
:98 [[Control Connected Close and Related Expressions]]
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:99 [[Trusts with Two or More Settlors]]
  
:99  [[Permanent Establishment and Branch/Agency]]
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:100 [[Situs of Assets for IHT]]
  
:100  [[Reporting and Compliance]]
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:101 [[Situs of Assets for CGT]]
  
:101  [[Reporting and compliance: IHT]]
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:102 [[Foreign Entities]]
  
:102 [[Disclosure of Offshore Trusts]]
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:103 [[Hybrid Entities]]
  
:NEW [[Requirement to Correct]]
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:104 [[Control Connected Close and Related Expressions]]
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:105 [[Permanent Establishment and Branch/Agency]]
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:106 [[Reporting and Compliance]]
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:107 [[Claims]]
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:108 [[Reporting and compliance: IHT]]
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:109 [[Reporting Beneficial Owners]]
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:110 [[Reporting Offshore Trusts]]
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:111 [[Requirement to Correct]]
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:112 [[Money Laundering]]
  
:103 [[Criminal Law and Professional Conduct]]
 
  
:104 [[Reporting Beneficial Owners]]
 
  
 
<big>'''Appendices'''</big>
 
<big>'''Appendices'''</big>
  
:[[Appendix 1: Common Expressions]] Part 1
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:[[Appendix 1 Words of Dispute]]
  
:[[Appendix 1: Family Terminology]] Part 2
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:[[Appendix 2 Common Legal Expressions]]  
  
:[[Appendix 2: Consideration, Arm's Length/Full Value]]
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:[[Appendix 3 Family Terminology]]  
  
:[[Appendix 3: Associated Operations: IHT]]
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:[[Appendix 4 Consideration/Arm's Length/Full Value]]
  
:[[Appendix 4: Construction of Deeming Provisions]]
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:[[Appendix 5A  Commercial/View to Profit]]
  
:[[Appendix 5: What Do We Mean by "Real"?]]
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:[[Appendix 5B Income Recognition: Receive/Entitled/Arise/Paid]]
  
:[[Appendix 6: Parliamentarians]]
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:[[Appendix 6 Associated Operations: IHT]]
  
:[[Appendix 7: Visiting Forces]]
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:[[Appendix 7 Deeming Provisions]]
  
:[[Appendix 8: How to Improve Residence and Domicile Taxation]]
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:[[Appendix 8 The Territorial Principle]]
  
:[[Appendix 9: Reform of Offshore Anti-avoidance Rules]]
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:[[Appendix 9 What Do We Mean by "Real"]]
  
:[[Appendix 10: UK Arrival or Departure: Tax Checklist]]
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:[[Appendix 10 Parliamentarians]]
  
:[[Appendix 11: Welsh Devolution]]
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:[[Appendix 11 Visiting Forces]]
  
:[[Appendix 12: The Wisdom of Parliament]]
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:[[Appendix 12 How to Improve Residence and Domicile Taxation]]
  
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:[[Appendix 13 Reform of Offshore Anti-avoidance Rules]]
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:[[Appendix 14 UK Arrival or Departure: Tax Checklist]]
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:[[Appendix 15 The Wisdom of Parliament]]
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:[[Appendix 16 Participation Test]]
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:[[Appendix New: Non-discrimination]]
  
 
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This site provides comprehensive information about:

  1. Taxation of foreign domiciliaries
  2. Taxation of non-residents on UK income and assets
  3. Taxation of UK residents on foreign income and assets
  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 QC.

Contents

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Introduction

1 Foreign Domicile: Tax Policy
2 Tax Avoidance
3 Domicile
4 Deemed Domicile
5 Residence of Individuals
6 Residence of Trustees
7 Treaty-Residence
8 Exit Taxes
9 Split Years: Arrival and Departure
10 Temporary Non-residence
11 A Income Categorisation
11 B Source/Relevant Foreign Income
12 The Remittance Basis
13 The Meaning of Remittance
14 Remittance Reliefs
15 Mixed Funds
16 Trading Income
17 Trading in Land
18 Performers
19 Property Income
20 Deduction of interest from Property Income
21 Interest Income
22 Exempt Interest of Non-Residents
23 Dividend Income
24 A Annual Payments
24 B Intellectual Property Income
25 Misc Sweep-Up Income
26 Employment Income
27 Travel Expenses: Employment Income
28 PAYE
29 Employment Income: DT Relief
30 Pension and Annuity Income
31 Discretionary Trusts: Income Tax
32 IIP Trusts: Income Tax
33 Settlor-interested Trust Code
34 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Introduction
35 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Transferors
36 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Benefits
37 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Relief from Overlapping Charges
38 Transfer of Assets Abroad: Motive Defence
39 Profit Fragmentation
40 Transfer of Income Streams
41 Life Policies and Contracts
42 Offshore Funds: Definitions
43 Offshore Income Gains
44 Income from Offshore Funds
45 Accrued Income Profits
46 Deeply Discounted Securities
47 Unit Trusts
48 Intermediated Securities
49 A Partnerships
49 B Partnership Income Shares
50 Non-Resident Income Tax Relief
51 Collection of Tax from UK Representatives
52 Investment Manager Exemptions
53 Investment Management Fees & Carried Interest
54 Loans from Non-Resident Companies
55 Transactions in Securities
56 Rates of Income Tax/CGT
57 Personal Allowances
58 National Insurance Contributions
59 Chargeable Gains
60 UK Property Held by Non-Residents
61 Residential Property: CGT
62 Gains of Non-Resident Settlor-Interested Trusts: s.86
63 Capital Payments from Non-Resident Trusts: s.87
64 Borrowing by Non-Resident Trust: Sch 4B
65 Protected Trusts
66 Sub-Funds
67 Gains of Non-Resident Companies
68 Capital Losses
69 Foreign Currency Issues
70 Unremittable Assets
71 Double Taxation Arrangements: Introduction
72 DTA Anti-abuse Rules
73 Limitation on Benefits
74 Foreign Tax Credit Relief
75 EU Law and UK Taxation
76 Excluded Property: Definition
77 Excluded Property Exemptions
78 Wills and IOVs
79 Reservation of Benefit
80 Inter-Trust Transfers: IHT
81 IHT Deduction for Debts
82 IHT Close-Company Code
83 IHT Double Taxation Treaties: Introduction
84 IHT DTAs: India, Pakistan, Italy, France
85 IHT DTA: Netherlands
86 IHT DTA: South Africa
87 IHT DTA: Switzerland
88 IHT DTA: USA
89 Foreign IHT Credit Relief
90 IHT Residential Property Code
91 Family Home and Chattels: Benefit in Kind Charges
92 Pre-Owned Assets
93 Non-Dom/Non-Resident Spouse
94 Joint Accounts
95 ATED Taxes
96 Estates of Deceased Persons: CGT
97 Estates of Deceased Persons: Income Tax
98 Who is the Settlor?
99 Trusts with Two or More Settlors
100 Situs of Assets for IHT
101 Situs of Assets for CGT
102 Foreign Entities
103 Hybrid Entities
104 Control Connected Close and Related Expressions
105 Permanent Establishment and Branch/Agency
106 Reporting and Compliance
107 Claims
108 Reporting and compliance: IHT
109 Reporting Beneficial Owners
110 Reporting Offshore Trusts
111 Requirement to Correct
112 Money Laundering


Appendices

Appendix 1 Words of Dispute
Appendix 2 Common Legal Expressions
Appendix 3 Family Terminology
Appendix 4 Consideration/Arm's Length/Full Value
Appendix 5A Commercial/View to Profit
Appendix 5B Income Recognition: Receive/Entitled/Arise/Paid
Appendix 6 Associated Operations: IHT
Appendix 7 Deeming Provisions
Appendix 8 The Territorial Principle
Appendix 9 What Do We Mean by "Real"
Appendix 10 Parliamentarians
Appendix 11 Visiting Forces
Appendix 12 How to Improve Residence and Domicile Taxation
Appendix 13 Reform of Offshore Anti-avoidance Rules
Appendix 14 UK Arrival or Departure: Tax Checklist
Appendix 15 The Wisdom of Parliament
Appendix 16 Participation Test
Appendix New: Non-discrimination


2020/21 edition

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The paper version of the book is also now out.

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