We explain moving to the uk in plain English, handle it correctly, and make sure you claim every relief you are entitled to, all at a fixed fee.
Moving to the UK
Moving to the UK changes your tax position significantly, from when you become UK tax resident, how the year is split, what foreign income and gains become taxable here, and how the new residence-based rules for non-domiciled arrivers work.
We work out when you become UK tax resident, apply split-year treatment so you are not taxed here on income before you arrived, advise on your foreign income and gains, and make sure you use any reliefs available to new arrivers.
The Statutory Residence Test and split-year rules determine exactly when and on what you are taxed in the UK, and getting your first year right, including any relief for new arrivers, avoids overpaying and sets you up correctly.
The Detail That Matters
Moving to the UK changes your tax position significantly: when you become UK resident, how the arrival year is split, what foreign income becomes taxable, and the new residence-based relief for recent arrivers. Getting the first year right avoids overpaying.
Whether and when you become UK tax resident is decided by the Statutory Residence Test, based on days here and your ties. Residence determines what the UK can tax, so it is the first thing to establish.
In your arrival year, split-year treatment can mean you are taxed as UK resident only from the date you arrive, so income earned abroad beforehand is not taxed here. It must be claimed and applied correctly.
From 6 April 2025, qualifying new arrivers (non-resident for the previous ten years) can claim 100% relief on foreign income and gains for their first four years of UK residence, a major planning point that is not automatic.
We establish your residence position, claim split-year treatment and the FIG relief where they apply, and set your affairs up correctly from the start.
Arriving without planning can mean being taxed on foreign income you need not be, or misjudging your residence date; the first year, and any FIG relief, is where the biggest savings sit.
Key Figures
How We Help
We apply the Statutory Residence Test to establish when you become UK tax resident, which determines what the UK can tax.
We claim split-year treatment so you are not taxed in the UK on income earned before you arrived, dividing the year correctly.
We advise on how your foreign income and gains are treated and use any reliefs available to new arrivers under the current rules.
All the forms, calculations and correspondence handled on your behalf, so you never have to decode HMRC's rules or sit on hold.
A clear fixed fee quoted after a free call, your position explained in plain English, and never a surprise bill.
We act quickly, and where earlier years are involved we put those right too, reclaiming refunds or minimising penalties.
Arriving in the UK without planning can mean being taxed on foreign income you need not be, or misjudging your residence date. Getting the first year right, with split-year treatment and any relief, is where we help.
Recent Client Outcome
Someone moving to the UK partway through the year was unsure when they became taxable here and how their foreign income was treated.
What we did. We applied the Statutory Residence Test to fix their residence date, claimed split-year treatment so pre-arrival income was not taxed here, and advised on the 4-year FIG regime for their foreign income.
The outcome. Their first year was set up correctly, with only UK-period income taxed and the FIG relief claimed on their foreign income, avoiding a needless bill.
Establishing residence and using the arrival-year reliefs made sure they were not overtaxed in their first UK year.
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