The UK's new foreign income and gains regime, which replaced the remittance basis for non-UK domiciled individuals on April 6, 2025, offers benefits and pitfalls.
The previous remittance basis regime allowed non-doms to shelter their foreign income and gains from UK tax if they were not remitted to the UK.
The new Fig regime provides relief from UK tax on foreign income and gains for the first four tax years of UK residence, but only for individuals who have been non-UK resident for the previous 10 consecutive tax years.
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Author's summary: New Fig regime offers tax benefits for non-doms.