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Please see below for some articles from the Expat Tax Advice team. We hope you find them useful and interesting.

01 April 2026

How Non-Residents Register for UK Self-Assessment

Within the UK’s Statutory Residence Test (SRT), the concept of an “exceptional day” allows certain days spent in the UK...

31 March 2026

Exceptional Days in the Statutory Residence Test (SRT)

Within the UK’s Statutory Residence Test (SRT), the concept of an “exceptional day” allows certain days spent in the UK...

25 March 2026

NIC Changes for Non-Residents from April 2026

The United Kingdom’s National Insurance Contribution (NIC) framework is undergoing a significant transformation from 6 April 2026. While recent reforms...

23 March 2026

Overseas Workday Relief from 6 April 2026: Consolidation, Constraint, and a New Direction for International Talent

The United Kingdom’s Overseas Workday Relief (OWR) regime has undergone one of the most significant transformations in modern employment tax...

18 March 2026

The UK Temporary Repatriation Facility (TRF): Rules, Opportunities, and Risks

The UK’s Temporary Repatriation Facility (TRF) is a key transitional tax measure introduced as part of the sweeping reforms to...

12 March 2026

Understanding the UK’s Non-Resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme

The Non-Resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme is a UK tax system created by HM Revenue & Customs to ensure that tax...

04 March 2026

FCDO Travel Advice and UK Tax Law: Understanding “Exceptional Circumstances”

In response to escalating conflict in the Middle East, involving Iran, Israel, Palestine and wider Gulf states, the UK Foreign,...

03 March 2026

Student Loan repayments if you qualify for Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED)

If you qualify for the Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) and your qualifying seafaring income is reduced to zero for tax...

02 March 2026

What Happens to Student Loan Repayments If You Move Abroad, and If You Return to the UK?

There is a separate blog on our seafarer’s page about your student loan and SED here. Student loans in the...

27 February 2026

What Is Split Year Treatment (SYT) — And Why Is It So Important When You Emigrate?

When individuals leave the UK to live or work abroad, one of the most critical and frequently misunderstood tax concepts...

26 February 2026

What is the Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime

From 6 April 2025, the UK implemented a fundamental change in how it taxes foreign income and gains for individuals...

23 February 2026

What Does “Outside the UK” Really Mean for Seafarers Claiming Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction (SED)?

For UK-resident seafarers, Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction (SED) can remove UK income tax on qualifying employment income. It is one of...

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