Taxation logo taxation mission text

Since 1927 the leading authority on tax law, practice and administration

Coming and going

05 October 2016 / Mark Davies
Issue: 4570 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
istock_40063220_large_fmt

The planning opportunities and pitfalls for non-domiciles arising from the recent consultation document.

KEY POINTS

  • From April 2017 non-doms who have been UK-resident for 15 of the previous 20 tax years will be deemed UK domicile.
  • Deemed domiciles will be able to rebase the cost of foreign assets to the market value on 6 April 2017.
  • Rules for offshore trusts will be amended but there will not be a benefits charge.
  • Fundamental change in inheritance tax on UK residential property.

The government is pressing ahead unwaveringly with its latest set of proposals to reform the UK tax regime for non-domiciles.

George Osborne then chancellor announced the proposed changes in the 2015 summer Budget. On 19 August the Treasury published Reforms to the Taxation of Non-domiciles: further consultation. It contains a lot of new detail and it is clear that non-doms and their advisers have much work to...

If you or your firm subscribes to Taxation.co.uk, please click the login box below:

If you are not a subscriber but are a registered user or have a free trial, please enter your details in the following boxes:

Alternatively, you can register free of charge to read a limited amount of subscriber content per month.
Once you have registered, you will receive an email directing you back to read this item in full.

Please reach out to customer services at +44 (0) 330 161 1234 or 'customer.services@lexisnexis.co.uk' for further assistance.

back to top icon