PRACTICE NOTES
FORTHCOMING CHANGES:
At the Budget on 26 November 2025, the government set out minor corrective adjustments to the residence-based tax regime introduced by Finance Act 2025. Key points are:
new residents wishing to use the foreign income and gains (FIG) regime must be at least 10 years old at the start of the tax year
relief claims under the FIG regime can be offset only against the specific foreign income, foreign employment income or foreign gains to which they relate
alignment of the qualifying asset holding company (QAHC) rules so that carried-interest-style returns connected with services to a QAHC qualify for relief under the FIG regime
a correction to the capital gains tax (CGT) residence test for personal representatives to ensure they are not UK resident where the deceased was UK non-resident but was a long-term UK resident for
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