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Originally Posted by Janet  To be honest, that sounds like a bit of an urban myth to me! I wouldn't have thought that they could use one's choice of words to prove anything, not concretely so, anyway.
In any case, there is a specific form for tax purposes for British citizens leaving the UK. It's simply called "Leaving the UK". If one has submitted this, then the Inland Revenue wouldn't have a leg to stand on, and one wouldn't need to prove anything else. If one has not submitted this, then clearly they could argue that one hadn't in fact left the UK for tax purposes. |
I am afraid it is not as simple as that ... it is easy to prove you are no longer "resident", and so no longer liable to income tax, but to be no longer liable for Inheritance Tax, losing your Domicile of Origin is more difficult . You have to prove that you have cut all your ties with the UK, sold all your assets, resigned from clubs etc. You are trying to prove that you have a new Domicile of Choice where you intend to spend the rest of your days - in fact, plan to die there. So I can well believe the story above.