Key points
- The statutory residence test comprises several different elements.
- The application of the split year rules.
- Are the overseas work criteria satisfied?
- Voluntary work is not ‘work’ for the purposes of the test.
- Determining the departure date.
- Does an individual have a sufficient link with an overseas country?
- Reviewing the automatic overseas tests.
- The importance of record keeping.
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