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UK residency test and tax bills loom for British expats as Gaines-Cooper loses case

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | Posted by: Mike Warburton
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: HMRC, non-dom, Gaines-Cooper, Mike Warburton, UK residency, non-domicile, IR20, non-residency, UK resident, Lord Mance, Inland Revenue, Court of Appeal

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Hundreds of expats and tax exiles may be at risk of an unexpected tax bill after Robert Gaines-Cooper, who moved to the Seychelles in the 1970s, recently lost his claim to be non-resident for UK tax .

Director Mike Warburton, who was an expert witness in the case, reviews the ruling, which has major UK residency and tax status implications for anyone who leaves the UK to live abroad.

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What are the tax implications of bringing funds into the UK from abroad?

Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, offshore, income, domicile, UK, Naomi Smith, residence, non-dom, overseas, residency, non-domicile, offshore funds, non-residency, remittance basis, foreign income, ordinarily resident, tax liabilities, resident

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There are currently a quarter of a million online discussions asking questions about how you will be taxed if you bring money from abroad or transfer foreign income into the UK. The multitude of answers are enough to tax anyone’s brain, but the foremost deciding factor is domicile. Here,we look at the situation for both UK-domiciled and non-domiciled individuals.

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Thinking of leaving the UK? Be sure to sever all ties

Thursday, April 08, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, HMRC, Sue Knight, tax havens, domicile, HMRC6, residence, Gaines-Cooper, residency, IR20, UK residents, non-residency, status

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An intolerable uncertainty now exists for UK non-residents following the outcome of the Judicial Review hearings of Davies, James and Gaines-Cooper – as I outlined last month in

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