The Schengen 90/180-day rule looks simple until you’re mid-trip and the maths catches you off guard. Let’s break down how the rolling 180-day window actually works, what’s changed now with digital record checks at the border, and the most common ways travellers miscount their days — plus how to know your day count before you book.
Some of the most dangerous day counting assumptions when leaving the UK come from thinking a day count that looks safe on paper is enough. Three real cases show how ties, work presence and evidence quality can overturn what seemed like a comfortable margin, and what that means for anyone counting on assumptions alone.
When a family office principal dies, the record proving their UK (non-) tax residency often sits locked on a single device. That’s a genuine governance gap. Our article looks at why it matters for inheritance tax, and what family offices can do about it before it becomes urgent.
A UK day for tax purposes generally means being in the UK at midnight. But your safe number of days before you trigger UK tax residency depends on your residence history and your UK ties. Here’s how to count UK days for tax, along with information on how the rules actually work.
Singapore’s tax residency rules treat company directors differently from other foreign employees with no administrative concessions and stricter obligations for both personal and corporate tax position. Here’s what directors need to know.
Your day count history has a longer relevance to your tax position than most people realise. Since April 2025, spending 10 of the previous 20 years as a UK tax resident can bring your worldwide assets within the scope of UK inheritance tax long after you leave. Here’s what that means, and why accurate records are the foundation of understanding your position.
Most day counting apps record where your device was. That is not the same as building a contemporaneous evidence record that holds up in an HMRC residency enquiry. This guide covers spreadsheets, day counting apps, and what the best tax residency app for HNWIs actually needs to do — including what an enquiry costs if your records do not hold up.
Receiving a letter from HMRC is rarely the beginning of the story. By the time it lands, they already know more than most taxpayers expect. We sat down with Daysium Founding Partner and the Founder of UK’s Contentious Tax Group, Sarah Scala, to unravel what a tax inquiry looks like, and why what you do before it matters most.
As the global UHNW population grows and client lives become genuinely multi-jurisdictional, the gap between front-office excellence and compliance infrastructure is widening. This article examines what the most effective private client services firms are doing differently, and why the evidence layer is now where relationships are won and lost.
The Temporary Repatriation Facility gives former remittance basis users a window to pay a reduced rate on pre-April 2025 foreign income and gains, but only for a three-year window that closes in 2028. For globally mobile individuals, the strength of your historical tax residency records is vital to withstand HMRC scrutiny.
Most tax residency positions are technically sound. The vulnerability lies in the records that would need to support them under scrutiny. This guide helps advisors identify where client record-keeping risks are most likely to emerge, and what to do about.
When tax residency plans change, the risks are not always obvious. With insight from Scott Homewood at Trident Tax, we explore what families should consider when leaving the UAE and reassessing their position.