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UK Relaxing Statutory Residence Test Due to COVID-19

14 April 2020

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United Kingdom

The UK government has published a letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to the chair of the Treasury Select Committee to outline temporary changes to the Statutory Residence Test (SRT) for those coming to the country to work on COVID-19 related activity. --- Dear Mel, As you will no doubt be aware, the Treasury has been at the forefront of the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing the necessary fiscal stimulus to protect jobs, businesses and households. I am writing to outline a proposed change to the tax legislation to allow highly skilled individuals from across...