Some may be interested in this reported tax case in which the UK Revenue successfully challenged a taxpayer's assertion that he had ceased to be domiciled in the UK:
http://www.dcode.co.uk/cms/section/20061120domicile.html

As some will know, domicile is the key determinant in establishing one's liability to UK Inheritance tax. It can also affect your UK income and capital gains tax position if you are a resident of the UK for tax purposes and have income or capital gains arising outside the UK.

Best regards.

Hi Alan

Hmmm. Dunno whether this is interesting or scary!

You & I do still need to have a word about Mum's situation, please, sometime. However, she is definitely not going to offer her house for sale before June 2007, so I think we can probably let it drift and get Christmas and the New Year out of the way first.

I am nervous of getting in touch with them myself because I know so little about tax that I wouldn't be sure when to answer and when to deflect the question.

I think a much safer route will be to wait until say Feb/March, then you and I have a chew of the cud, then you do any negotiating with them for us. They are bound to do any calculations the greedy way - in their own favour. Because of that, we need skill on our side doing the sums independently and getting these tax-collectors to agree to them, I reckon.

Cheers

Gill