Part 14

Income tax liability: miscellaneous rules
Chapter A1

Remittance basis

Application of remittance basis

Application of remittance basis without claim where unremitted foreign income and gains under £2,000
809D
1
This section applies to an individual for a tax year if—
za
the tax year is the tax year 2024-25 or an earlier tax year,
a
the individual is
UK
resident
for that year
,
b
the individual is not domiciled in the United Kingdom in that year
...
, and
c
the amount of the individual's unremitted foreign income and gains for that year is less than £2,000.
unless condition A or condition B is met.
1A
Condition A is that
... conditions A to F in section 828B are met.
1B
Condition B is that the individual gives notice in a return under section 8 of
TMA
1970 that this section is not to apply in relation to the individual for that year.
2
The amount of an individual's “unremitted” foreign income and gains for a tax year is—
a
the total amount of what would (if this section applied) be the individual's foreign income and gains for that year, minus
b
the total amount of those income and gains that are remitted to the United Kingdom in that year.
S. 809D(1)(za) inserted (for the tax year 2025-26 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), s. 40(4), Sch. 9 para. 1(4) (with s. 40(1)(2))
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified by 2003 c. 1, s. 41F(8) (as substituted (6.4.2015) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 9 paras. 5, 47 (with Sch. 9 para. 48))
Words in s. 809D(1)(a) substituted (17.7.2013) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 45 para. 152(3)
Words in s. 809D(1A) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 25 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 4(b) (with Sch. 46 para. 26)
S. 809D(1A)(1B) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 27 para. 15(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 27 para. 3(3)
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified by 2005 c. 5, s. 643F(4) (as inserted (with effect for the tax year 2018-19 and subsequent years) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), Sch. 10 paras. 11, 21(1) (with Sch. 11 para. 22))
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) Sch. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Offshore Funds (Tax) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3001), regs. 1(1), 19(3)
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 inserted (21.7.2008 with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 85-89)
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified by 2005 c. 5, s. 643N(3)(4) (as inserted (with effect for the tax year 2018-19 and subsequent years) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), Sch. 10 paras. 11, 21(1) (with Sch. 11 para. 22))
S. 809D applied by 1992 c. 12, s. 16ZC(1)(c) (as substituted (with effect in relation to the tax year 2017-18 and subsequent years) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 8 para. 5)
S. 809D applied by 2005 c. 5, s. 643I(1)(g) (as inserted (with effect for the tax year 2018-19 and subsequent years) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), Sch. 10 paras. 11, 21(1) (with Sch. 11 para. 22))
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified (temp.) (for the tax years 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28) by Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), Sch. 10 para. 18(1)(2)
Words in s. 809D(1) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 27 para. 15(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 27 para. 3(2)
Words in s. 809D(1)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 25 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 4(a) (with Sch. 46 para. 26)
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified by 2003 c. 1, s. 41A(8) (as inserted (21.7.2008 with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 80 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 22)
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified by 1988 c. 1, s. 762ZB(3) (as inserted (21.7.2008 with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 98 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 94)
Pt. 14 Ch. A1 modified by 1992 c. 12, s. 87B(3) (as inserted (21.7.2008 with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 115 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 108 (with Sch. 7 paras. 116-119))