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Old 30th Aug 2007, 11:09
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ZFT
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Having spent over 25 of the last 40 years as Non Resident I totally concur with all of cavortingcheetah's posts.

Yes you are liable for any mistakes but and it’s a big but, with a reputable company preparing your returns the IR tends to be far more amenable and almost understanding.

One thing I would suggest and that is to keep a very accurate diary with all necessary evidence of days in/out of the UK.

Whilst IR rules are not overly complex, they are open to creativity. A good consultant should exploit this to your advantage without any undue risk.

I’ve been audited on a couple of occasions without too much hassle because I had ALL documents/evidence/proof to back up my returns.

Mrs ZFT is currently going through a 7 year NR audit over some rental property and because she didn’t listen (do women ever?) she is having an interesting time!!

Only thing I can’t resolve is how to be declared Non Domicile. This would fix so many problems!!
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