UK Tories explore scrapping non-dom tax status
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they should emphasize the "could" word in that phrase.
I won't believe it until I see it... so many better places to live.
I would prefer to give some money to a shithole third world country than paying taxes in uk, the way is going...
I could stand that country 30 years ago... but now it's just so much worse.
it'll be a non issue for many of them to start a new life chapter in another country...
heck many of those︀ already own houses in monaco, asia, italy, caribbean, spain, switzerland... the relocation is just a︁ formality 😉
I won't believe it until I see it... so many better places to live.
I would prefer to give some money to a shithole third world country than paying taxes in uk, the way is going...
I could stand that country 30 years ago... but now it's just so much worse.
it'll be a non issue for many of them to start a new life chapter in another country...
heck many of those︀ already own houses in monaco, asia, italy, caribbean, spain, switzerland... the relocation is just a︁ formality 😉
This might just be election posturing. Tories are way behind Labour in the polls. All signs point to massive Labour win, and a massive Tories loss. This reeks of desperate attempt to appease voters they have lost (according to the polls).
They already lost and they understand that. What they are trying is to recuperate some losses and at best lose by a thread.
Ontopic - scrapping non-dom is a terrible idea, but it's the reality we live in. "Eat the rich".
I have many friends in the UK who are not domiciled and for most of them that was the first thing that convinced them to move to the UK in first place. To be fair there are legal ways to optimise your tax burden even without non-dom status, but it was such a boon for those looking to relocate from a third world country︀ to the first.
Ireland and Malta are just not on the same level, Cyprus is︁ boring, tiny, expensive and basically occupied by Russians, Monaco is bonkers price-wise and basically that's︂ it. Italy, Greece or Switzerland for a fixed price tax or UAE/Caribbean/Thai if you're not︃ limited to Europe.
Ontopic - scrapping non-dom is a terrible idea, but it's the reality we live in. "Eat the rich".
I have many friends in the UK who are not domiciled and for most of them that was the first thing that convinced them to move to the UK in first place. To be fair there are legal ways to optimise your tax burden even without non-dom status, but it was such a boon for those looking to relocate from a third world country︀ to the first.
Ireland and Malta are just not on the same level, Cyprus is︁ boring, tiny, expensive and basically occupied by Russians, Monaco is bonkers price-wise and basically that's︂ it. Italy, Greece or Switzerland for a fixed price tax or UAE/Caribbean/Thai if you're not︃ limited to Europe.
Not quite true. Family, business, local assets, kids at school, social network, local mistresses etc ... make the relocation not that easy for many of them even if they have assets elsewhere. You won't see people rushing out tomorrow just yet.
As often we tend to overestimate the impact in the short-term and underestimate it in the long-term. Ok maybe it will bring £3bn to the UK the first year, but slowly but surely people will leave and more importantly nobody else will come. And this will have a far greater impact than we︀ can imagine. Like Brexit. That's why mid/long term this is like shooting yourself in the︁ foot. And massively!
Also what is scary is the fact that even the Conservatives are︂ contemplating these ideas! It shows you how much they (and other conservative parties in the︃ West) have now embraced the idea of a Big State. They bow to pressures for︄ higher taxes, predominantly to protect their old electorate.
As often we tend to overestimate the impact in the short-term and underestimate it in the long-term. Ok maybe it will bring £3bn to the UK the first year, but slowly but surely people will leave and more importantly nobody else will come. And this will have a far greater impact than we︀ can imagine. Like Brexit. That's why mid/long term this is like shooting yourself in the︁ foot. And massively!
Also what is scary is the fact that even the Conservatives are︂ contemplating these ideas! It shows you how much they (and other conservative parties in the︃ West) have now embraced the idea of a Big State. They bow to pressures for︄ higher taxes, predominantly to protect their old electorate.
opinionable I agree, there are some different opinions on Stay or go? UK’s non-doms prepare for scrapping of tax status
cannot share the ft article for copyright issues
the other big issue they mention is inheritance tax that would tax them based on the 40% of their worldwide assets...
(imho where there's a will there's a way... pretty sure there would be a solution for that too)
this should be the LSE study...
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/centres/cage/manage/publications/bn38.2022.pdf
they're estimating how people will respond to such a reform by seeing what happened when the 2017 deemed domicile reform went in full︀ force.
The issue is that the 2017 reform targeted just a small niche of very︁ UK tied people compared to the whole chunk of non-doms...
(people living already 15 years︂ in UK and people born there),
Of course those for sure had/will have more difficulty︃ to move away after such a long time.
But also the stats say another interesting︄ thing... :
These in my︈ opinion could "easily" move away. Know plenty of people that left in that range︉ of time.
But then the study ends with:
So they're telling me️ that just 77 people would leave in case of such a drastic reform...
That's where I don't believe a single line of that study after that 😛
in the official stats you can find a big decrease in people after the 2017 tax reform, thousands of them left not just a few... and it was a small cohort:
https://www.gov.uk/government/stati...ntary-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk--2
And I knew the study smelled BS because I know a few dozen of those exilees... they are real people and they left.
Some back to their country, some to Monaco, some to USA, some to Italy(that had just ratified the 100k flat tax), some to Spain(beckham︀ law). Some to Singapore. Some are in Dubai, some in weird places...
There was a︁ time some guys were flying from monaco (nice) to london with their jets every time︂ it was needed...
And the figure below from HMRC paper tells me I am not︃ wrong.
So imagine what could happen after totally terminating the regime...
cannot share the ft article for copyright issues
the other big issue they mention is inheritance tax that would tax them based on the 40% of their worldwide assets...
(imho where there's a will there's a way... pretty sure there would be a solution for that too)
this should be the LSE study...
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/centres/cage/manage/publications/bn38.2022.pdf
they're estimating how people will respond to such a reform by seeing what happened when the 2017 deemed domicile reform went in full︀ force.
The issue is that the 2017 reform targeted just a small niche of very︁ UK tied people compared to the whole chunk of non-doms...
(people living already 15 years︂ in UK and people born there),
Of course those for sure had/will have more difficulty︃ to move away after such a long time.
But also the stats say another interesting︄ thing... :
These in my︈ opinion could "easily" move away. Know plenty of people that left in that range︉ of time.
But then the study ends with:
So they're telling me️ that just 77 people would leave in case of such a drastic reform...
That's where I don't believe a single line of that study after that 😛
in the official stats you can find a big decrease in people after the 2017 tax reform, thousands of them left not just a few... and it was a small cohort:
https://www.gov.uk/government/stati...ntary-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk--2
And I knew the study smelled BS because I know a few dozen of those exilees... they are real people and they left.
Some back to their country, some to Monaco, some to USA, some to Italy(that had just ratified the 100k flat tax), some to Spain(beckham︀ law). Some to Singapore. Some are in Dubai, some in weird places...
There was a︁ time some guys were flying from monaco (nice) to london with their jets every time︂ it was needed...
And the figure below from HMRC paper tells me I am not︃ wrong.
So imagine what could happen after totally terminating the regime...
Very informative. Thank you for the post!
I am always amazed that the authors of these reports don't see a problem when their conclusion is: "Our estimates suggest that abolition of the remittance basis would lead to 0.3% of remittance basis users(77 people) leaving as a result of the reform."
I am always amazed that the authors of these reports don't see a problem when their conclusion is: "Our estimates suggest that abolition of the remittance basis would lead to 0.3% of remittance basis users(77 people) leaving as a result of the reform."
There was already a parliament vote on whether to scrap non-dom scheme in 2023 brought forward by the Labour party. The conservatives voted overwhelmingly to keep it. So 12 months later and they are exploring scrapping it??? What has changed in meantime? This is the conservatives carrying out a scorched earth policy on their way out of office if they do this.
https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/1475
P.S We discussed it in below thread at the time.
https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/th...essful-and-millionaires-flee-uk-anyway.40189/
https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/1475
P.S We discussed it in below thread at the time.
https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/th...essful-and-millionaires-flee-uk-anyway.40189/
It's this or sell the Prince of Wales... the UK is broke and they always hollow out or steal via new means.
The VAT increase︀ around 2010/12 was meant to be temporary... 12-14 yrs later...
Problem is once they do︁ away with this, it's a slippery road to overseas non-resident taxes...
The VAT increase︀ around 2010/12 was meant to be temporary... 12-14 yrs later...
Problem is once they do︁ away with this, it's a slippery road to overseas non-resident taxes...
This is coming. Yes the UK is on a slippery slope downhill. It has not yet reached terminal velocity as it free falls since the end of the empire although brexit has hastened things. When subjugating and pillaging the earth works no longer and you have to compete with other countries you have what the UK is now i.e a very uncompetitive and unproductive society in decay. One can look at ancient Rome and look at Rome today - another country that pillaged the︀ earth.
I can only tell you that for the UK it will end in war︁ as there is no viable way forward for the country in the modern world. The︂ country is doomed. Northern Ireland will reunify with the Republic of Ireland. Scotland will one︃ day get independence and what you will be left with is a nation of chavs,︄ food banks, US style health care (end of NHS) and poor working class people as︅ the wealthy flee the decay like rats from a sinking ship.
I remember when it was 17.5% I still think its that in my head.
I don't think people realize︉ how fragile the UK financial situation is. Liz Trust exposed that during her chancellors budget.︊ Pension funds almost collapsed and government bonds were selling of so fast that the Bank︋ of England had to step in and buy treasuries to save the gilt market and︌ the government was forced to reverse the budget.
However like any country that committed an︍ injustice like the British did in the name of "King and country" those chickens eventually︎ come home to roost and there is little you can do about it. Karma is️ a b1tch and the UK will experience it long term sadly.
I can only tell you that for the UK it will end in war︁ as there is no viable way forward for the country in the modern world. The︂ country is doomed. Northern Ireland will reunify with the Republic of Ireland. Scotland will one︃ day get independence and what you will be left with is a nation of chavs,︄ food banks, US style health care (end of NHS) and poor working class people as︅ the wealthy flee the decay like rats from a sinking ship.
I remember when it was 17.5% I still think its that in my head.
I don't think people realize︉ how fragile the UK financial situation is. Liz Trust exposed that during her chancellors budget.︊ Pension funds almost collapsed and government bonds were selling of so fast that the Bank︋ of England had to step in and buy treasuries to save the gilt market and︌ the government was forced to reverse the budget.
However like any country that committed an︍ injustice like the British did in the name of "King and country" those chickens eventually︎ come home to roost and there is little you can do about it. Karma is️ a b1tch and the UK will experience it long term sadly.
I personally believe the UK will subjucate itself to openly becoming a vassal state to the United States, the UK, France will be the dominant powers in Western Europe, the UK via it's vassal position (crumbs).
Germany is destined to collapse, and well chaos there will occur, Italy will have a rise and take Algeria for the energy it needs but will be a vassal of sorts to France.
Sweden/Norway/Finland will︀ combine and become dominant northern powers.
It was this year when the torries opened up︁ elections to non-residents (after so many years you used to loose the right to vote),︂ at that point i realised the days were numbered before they began pilfering non-residents..
Germany is destined to collapse, and well chaos there will occur, Italy will have a rise and take Algeria for the energy it needs but will be a vassal of sorts to France.
Sweden/Norway/Finland will︀ combine and become dominant northern powers.
It was this year when the torries opened up︁ elections to non-residents (after so many years you used to loose the right to vote),︂ at that point i realised the days were numbered before they began pilfering non-residents..
UK in recession and lack of growth it must be getting really bad in the UK for the conservatives to look at non-dom abolition again just 12 months after they voted against it or its a stunt. If they think that will raise cash quickly then good luck with that one.
I mean the UK are even thinking for flogging of their aircraft carrier as they can't afford to keep it running. Makes sense now why they are ratcheting up the threat of Russia to justice defence spending increase...lol. They should just put it on ebay now and be done with it.
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The ‘cash-strapped’ Royal Navy could be forced to sell the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier,︁ sources have claimed.
Senior figures within the Navy have spoken out after next week’s Budget revealed there won’t be a significant rise in defence spending this year.
In a move︂ dubbed a ‘HS2 moment’ for the Navy, sources fear the HMS Prince of Wales,︃ which cost £3.5 billion to build, could either be mothballed or sold off to a︄ friendly nation at a knockdown price.
The decision could be forced upon commanders as soon︅ as 2028 if defence finances aren’t improved soon.
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I mean the UK are even thinking for flogging of their aircraft carrier as they can't afford to keep it running. Makes sense now why they are ratcheting up the threat of Russia to justice defence spending increase...lol. They should just put it on ebay now and be done with it.
Navy might have︀ to sell off £3,500,000,000 HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier
https://metro.co.uk/2024/02/29/navy...0-hms-prince-wales-aircraft-carrier-20369541/--- quote start
The ‘cash-strapped’ Royal Navy could be forced to sell the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier,︁ sources have claimed.
Senior figures within the Navy have spoken out after next week’s Budget revealed there won’t be a significant rise in defence spending this year.
In a move︂ dubbed a ‘HS2 moment’ for the Navy, sources fear the HMS Prince of Wales,︃ which cost £3.5 billion to build, could either be mothballed or sold off to a︄ friendly nation at a knockdown price.
The decision could be forced upon commanders as soon︅ as 2028 if defence finances aren’t improved soon.
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A pathetic and irrelevant country, so well represented by its head of state and his heirs. It will start to improve when it officially becomes a caliphate.
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that is their great idea, a bad copy of the italian 100k deal, that will be costing double just because the british feel so superior... without counting the cost of living that is double and the quality of life that is rather crappy.
Even if they go ahead with this idea, I suspect they will tax the remittances like they do for non-doms now, so it will be rather useless
that is their great idea, a bad copy of the italian 100k deal, that will be costing double just because the british feel so superior... without counting the cost of living that is double and the quality of life that is rather crappy.
Even if they go ahead with this idea, I suspect they will tax the remittances like they do for non-doms now, so it will be rather useless
Doesn't matter, the next government will be Labour and they will scrap it whatsoever.
Comrade Sir Starmer doesn't want rich foreigners in the UK, only poor ones that will vote Labour.
Comrade Sir Starmer doesn't want rich foreigners in the UK, only poor ones that will vote Labour.
So this is what was announced today:
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has abolished non-dom tax as part of his Budget.
From April 2025 new arrivals into the UK will not be required to pay any tax on foreign income and gains in the first four years of their UK residency.
After four years those who continue to live in the UK will pay the same tax as other UK residents.
Hunt said: “We [the government] will put in place transitional arrangements for those benefiting from the current regime. That will include a two year period in which individuals will be encouraged to bring wealth earned overseas︀ so that it can be spent and invested here in the UK.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has abolished non-dom tax as part of his Budget.
From April 2025 new arrivals into the UK will not be required to pay any tax on foreign income and gains in the first four years of their UK residency.
After four years those who continue to live in the UK will pay the same tax as other UK residents.
Hunt said: “We [the government] will put in place transitional arrangements for those benefiting from the current regime. That will include a two year period in which individuals will be encouraged to bring wealth earned overseas︀ so that it can be spent and invested here in the UK.
Spring Budget 2024: Non-UK domiciled individuals - Policy Summary
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...4-non-uk-domiciled-individuals-policy-summaryAs you can see the non-dom scheme is gone from 2025 - for those already in UK for more than 4 years. A slightly enhanced scheme for new arrivals will replace it but with a limited time span of 4 years. So there are some caveats in place like non-doms being able to move assets into a trust before April 2025 to avoid IHT and a short term reduced tax rates to soften the landing which is a long term tax trap. But all in all not many people would want to restructure their complex︀ offshore affairs into a trust and lose control of them. And not many would want︁ to pay 40% IHT and high income and gains tax on their wealth. The UK︂ is not that special a place to live to risk your wealth to the UK︃ tax man.
If I was a non-dom resident in the UK I would basically exit︄ the UK ASAP before April 2025. The government expects the ultra wealthy under the new︅ system to pay high IHT and income tax on their worldwide income. But one can︆ move to Italy or Greece and just pay a 100k flat tax as a non-dom︇ or simply move to Dubai, Ireland or elsewhere.
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Changes to the ‘non︈ dom’ regime
Non-doms are individuals whose permanent home, or domicile, is considered to be outside︉ the UK. The current non-dom regime is a favourable tax regime which allows non-doms who︊ are UK resident to opt to use the remittance basis of taxation. This means that︋ whilst they pay tax on their UK income and gains in the same way as︌ UK domiciles, they pay tax on their foreign income or gains (FIG) only when they︍ are remitted, or brought to, the UK.
This reform removes preferential tax treatment based on︎ domicile status for all new foreign income and gains (FIG) which arise from April 2025.️ This reform will abolish the remittance basis of taxation for non-doms and replace it with a modernised regime that is simpler and fairer.
For new arrivals, who have a period of 10 years consecutive non-residence, there will be full tax relief for a 4-year period of subsequent UK tax residence on FIG arising during this 4-year period, during which time this money can be brought to the UK without an additional tax charge.
Existing tax residents, who have been tax resident for fewer than 4 tax years and are eligible for the scheme, will also benefit from the relief until the end of their 4th︀ year of tax residence.
This is much simpler and more attractive than our current approach,︁ as these individuals will be able to bring FIG into the UK without attracting any︂ tax charge, encouraging them to spend and invest these funds in the UK.
Non-doms taxed︃ on the remittance basis are eligible for Overseas Workday Relief (OWR) during their first 3︄ years of UK tax residence. OWR will be retained and simplified under the new system.︅
Under the new system, regardless of where an individual is domiciled, and after transitional arrangements︆ (see below), anyone who has been tax resident in the UK for more than 4︇ years will pay UK tax on any newly arising FIG, as is the case for︈ all other UK residents.
This new regime is more generous than countries which have no︉ equivalent scheme, and will be competitive against countries who operate similar systems for new residents.︊
Liability to inheritance tax (IHT) also depends on domicile status and location of assets. Under︋ the current regime, no inheritance tax is due on non-UK assets of non-doms until they︌ have been UK resident for 15 out of the past 20 tax years. The government︍ will consult on the best way to move IHT to a residence-based regime. To provide︎ certainty to affected taxpayers, the treatment of non-UK assets settled into a trust by a️ non-UK domiciled settlor prior to April 2025 will not change, so these will not be within the scope of the UK IHT regime. Decisions have not yet been taken on the detailed operation of the new system, and we intend to consult on this in due course.
Transition from the old regime to the new simpler modern system
Given that these reforms represent a significant change for those existing non-doms affected, the government is announcing targeted transitional arrangements for existing non doms. There will be:
- A temporary 50% reduction in the personal foreign income subject to tax in 2025-26 for non-doms who will lose access︀ to the remittance basis on 6 April 2025 and are not eligible for the new︁ 4-year FIG exemption regime.
- Re-basing of capital assets to 5 April 2019 levels for disposals︂ that take place after 6 April 2025 for current non-doms who have claimed the remittance︃ basis. This means that when foreign assets are disposed of, affected individuals can elect to︄ be taxed only on capital gains since that date.
- Non-doms will be able to remit︅ foreign income and gains that arose before 6 April 2025 to the UK at a︆ rate of 12% under a new Temporary Repatriation Facility in the tax years 2025-26 and︇ 2026-27.
- While the government is removing protections on non-resident trusts for all new FIG that︈ arises within them after 6 April 2025, FIG that arose in protected non-resident trusts before︉ 6 April 2025 will not be taxed unless distributions or benefits are paid to UK︊ residents who have been here for more than 4 years.
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