How to advise expats and inpats: part two

For people moving aboard temporarily, the vital thing to consider is the dates spent overseas, according to Tony Shah of Christchurch Investment Management. "For example if you have a contract of employment and leave the UK on 5 April and come back 6 April the following year, you have completed a whole tax year outside the UK. "As long as you haven't visited the UK for more than 183 days in one year, you are considered non-resident for tax purposes. "But if you leave on 1 January and come back on 31 December, you haven't been away for a whole tax year so you wouldn't qualify as a n...