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STOP PRESS: The remittance basis is to be abolished from 6 April 2025, although this only applies to foreign income and gains arising on or after that date. The remittance basis rules still apply to unremitted income and gains arising before that date but remitted later. The legislation is included in Finance Bill 2025. For more details, see the Abolition of the remittance basis from 2025/26 guidance note.

Strictly, the earnings for any UK workday are taxable in the UK under the arising basis, even if the employee only works for a day or two in the UK. If an individual is non-resident, only the earnings relating to UK workdays are taxable in the UK (the non-UK earnings of a non-resident are not taxable, even if remitted to the UK).

However, if an office or employment is carried on substantially outside of the UK in a year, any duties performed in the UK by a resident outside the UK, which are merely incidental to the work done abroad, are treated as duties