SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 45Statutory residence test

PART 1The rules

The sufficient ties test

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1

The sufficient ties test is met for year X if—

a

P meets none of the automatic UK tests and none of the automatic overseas tests, but

b

P has sufficient UK ties for that year.

2

UK ties” is defined in Part 2 of this Schedule.

3

Whether P has “sufficient” UK ties for year X will depend on—

a

whether P was resident in the UK for any of the previous 3 tax years, and

b

the number of days that P spends in the UK in year X.

4

The Tables in paragraphs 18 and 19 show how many ties are sufficient in each case.