The Treasury has published a consultation paper on reforming the tax system as it applies to non-domiciled residents. The Government has also set out another consultation on its plans for a statutory residence test (SRT).
The aim of the non-dom consultation, the Government said, is to encourage individuals to invest in the UK while also ensuring a fair tax contribution. Details include increasing the existing £30,000 annual charge to £50,000 for non-domiciles who claim the remittance basis in a tax year and who have been UK resident in 12 or more of the 14 years prior to the year of claim; allowing non-domiciles to bring overseas income and capital gains to the UK tax-free for the purpose of commercial investment in UK businesses; and simplifying the way in which some aspects of the current rules work. (more…)