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| What does non-dom mean and how are the rules changing? | What does non-dom mean and how are the rules changing? |
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| Akshata Murty with her husband, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak | |
| Akshata Murty with her husband, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak | |
| The number of people who claimed non-dom status in the UK has risen slightly since the Covid pandemic. | |
| Some 74,000 people claimed non-dom status in 2022-23, up from 68,900 in 2021-22, HM Revenue & Customs data showed. | |
| The new Labour government has pledged to scrap the non-dom tax status to raise more money for the NHS and other public services. | |
| What is a non-dom? | What is a non-dom? |
| "Non-dom" describes a UK resident whose permanent home - or domicile - for tax purposes is outside the UK. | "Non-dom" describes a UK resident whose permanent home - or domicile - for tax purposes is outside the UK. |
| It refers to a person's tax status, and has nothing to do with their nationality, citizenship or resident status - although it can be affected by these factors. | It refers to a person's tax status, and has nothing to do with their nationality, citizenship or resident status - although it can be affected by these factors. |
| A non-dom only pays UK tax on the money they earn in the UK. They do not have to pay tax to the UK government on money made elsewhere in the world (unless they pay that money into a UK bank account). | A non-dom only pays UK tax on the money they earn in the UK. They do not have to pay tax to the UK government on money made elsewhere in the world (unless they pay that money into a UK bank account). |
| For wealthy individuals, this presents the opportunity for significant - and entirely legal - savings, if they choose a lower-tax country as their domicile. | For wealthy individuals, this presents the opportunity for significant - and entirely legal - savings, if they choose a lower-tax country as their domicile. |
| One of the most well-known non-doms is former prime minister Rishi Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty. | |
| After details of her status emerged, she said she would start paying UK tax on her earnings generated outside the UK. | After details of her status emerged, she said she would start paying UK tax on her earnings generated outside the UK. |
| How are the non-dom rules changing? | How are the non-dom rules changing? |
| Labour revealed plans to scrap the non-dom regime in April 2022. | |
| In March 2024, the-then Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the non-dom tax regime would be phased out. | |
| Under Mr Hunt's plans, people who moved to the UK from April 2025 would not have to pay tax on money they earned overseas for the first four years. | |
| After that period, if they continued to live in the UK, they would pay the same tax as everyone else. | |
| Those people who currently have nom-dom status would be allowed a two-year transition period, during which they would be encouraged to bring their foreign wealth into the UK system. | |
| The former chancellor said getting rid of the non-dom status would raise £2.7bn a year by 2028/29. | |
| Labour has pledged to strengthen these planned reforms. | |
| It said it would remove a 50% discount in the first year of the new rules and include foreign assets held in a trust within the UK inheritance tax framework. | |
| The new Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour's changes could raise £2.6bn over the course of the next Parliament. | |
| How do you become a non-dom? | How do you become a non-dom? |
| You can become a non-dom in two main ways: | You can become a non-dom in two main ways: |
| Domicile of origin - if you were born in a different country from the UK, or if your father came from a different country | Domicile of origin - if you were born in a different country from the UK, or if your father came from a different country |
| Domicile of origin - if you were born in a different country from the UK, or if your father came from a different country | Domicile of origin - if you were born in a different country from the UK, or if your father came from a different country |
| Domicile of choice - if you are over 16 and choose to leave the UK and live indefinitely in another country | Domicile of choice - if you are over 16 and choose to leave the UK and live indefinitely in another country |
| Domicile of choice - if you are over 16 and choose to leave the UK and live indefinitely in another country | Domicile of choice - if you are over 16 and choose to leave the UK and live indefinitely in another country |
| Many of the UK's non-doms live in central London areas such as Westminster and Kensington | Many of the UK's non-doms live in central London areas such as Westminster and Kensington |
| Many of the UK's non-doms live in central London areas such as Westminster and Kensington | Many of the UK's non-doms live in central London areas such as Westminster and Kensington |
| What are the current rules for non-dom status? | What are the current rules for non-dom status? |
| If you are a non-dom, external and you choose not to pay tax in the UK on your overseas earnings, you must pay: | If you are a non-dom, external and you choose not to pay tax in the UK on your overseas earnings, you must pay: |
| £30,000 if you've been here for at least seven of the previous nine tax years | £30,000 if you've been here for at least seven of the previous nine tax years |
| £30,000 if you've been here for at least seven of the previous nine tax years | £30,000 if you've been here for at least seven of the previous nine tax years |
| £60,000 for at least 12 of the previous 14 tax years | £60,000 for at least 12 of the previous 14 tax years |
| £60,000 for at least 12 of the previous 14 tax years | £60,000 for at least 12 of the previous 14 tax years |
| In 2017, the non-dom rules were changed to mean you can no longer claim this status if you have been a UK resident for 15 out of the previous 20 years, or if all the following conditions apply: | In 2017, the non-dom rules were changed to mean you can no longer claim this status if you have been a UK resident for 15 out of the previous 20 years, or if all the following conditions apply: |
| you were born in the UK | you were born in the UK |
| you were born in the UK | you were born in the UK |
| your domicile of origin was in the UK | your domicile of origin was in the UK |
| your domicile of origin was in the UK | your domicile of origin was in the UK |
| you were resident in the UK for at least a year since 2017 | you were resident in the UK for at least a year since 2017 |
| you were resident in the UK for at least a year since 2017 | you were resident in the UK for at least a year since 2017 |
| However, if you earn less than £2,000 a year from foreign earnings, and you do not bring that money into the UK, you do not have to do anything. | However, if you earn less than £2,000 a year from foreign earnings, and you do not bring that money into the UK, you do not have to do anything. |
| How many non-doms are there? | How many non-doms are there? |
| According to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), external, 74,000 people claimed non-dom status in 2022-23. | |
| That was an increase from 68,900 in 2021-22, which HMRC said was a recovery in numbers of non-domiciled taxpayers since the Covid-19 pandemic. | |
| A study of people who were non-doms in 2018, external, or who had claimed non-dom status since 1997, found that: | A study of people who were non-doms in 2018, external, or who had claimed non-dom status since 1997, found that: |
| more than 93% were born abroad, and another 4% had lived abroad for a substantial period | more than 93% were born abroad, and another 4% had lived abroad for a substantial period |
| more than 93% were born abroad, and another 4% had lived abroad for a substantial period | more than 93% were born abroad, and another 4% had lived abroad for a substantial period |
| three in 10 people who earned £5m or more claimed non-dom status, compared with fewer than three in 1,000 among those earning less than £100,000 | three in 10 people who earned £5m or more claimed non-dom status, compared with fewer than three in 1,000 among those earning less than £100,000 |
| three in 10 people who earned £5m or more claimed non-dom status, compared with fewer than three in 1,000 among those earning less than £100,000 | three in 10 people who earned £5m or more claimed non-dom status, compared with fewer than three in 1,000 among those earning less than £100,000 |
| most non-doms came from Western Europe, India and the US, although there had been a rapid rise since 2001 of non-doms from China and former Soviet states | most non-doms came from Western Europe, India and the US, although there had been a rapid rise since 2001 of non-doms from China and former Soviet states |
| most non-doms came from Western Europe, India and the US, although there had been a rapid rise since 2001 of non-doms from China and former Soviet states | most non-doms came from Western Europe, India and the US, although there had been a rapid rise since 2001 of non-doms from China and former Soviet states |
| most lived in and around London - and more than one in 10 adults in Kensington, the City of London and Westminster were, or had been non-dom | most lived in and around London - and more than one in 10 adults in Kensington, the City of London and Westminster were, or had been non-dom |
| most lived in and around London - and more than one in 10 adults in Kensington, the City of London and Westminster were, or had been non-dom | most lived in and around London - and more than one in 10 adults in Kensington, the City of London and Westminster were, or had been non-dom |
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