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UK Non-Dom 2025 FIG regime 信托 revocation 条款:旧 res non-dom trust 怎么改

一句话定义:自 2025 年 4 月 6 日起 UK 废除 residence-based non-dom 体系,改用 FIG (Foreign Income & Gains) regime —— 新到 UK 居民头 4 个 tax year 内境外收入与资本利得免税,第 5 年起按全球征税;IHT 由 domicile-based 改为 long-term residence-based(过去 20 年中至少 10 年居住)。原 protected settlement / excluded property trust 在 transitional rule 下部分继续有效,但需在 2025–2027 年时点审查。本条款是审查后选择 revocation / amendment / migration 三选项时的契约改写要点。

适用场景:原 UK res non-dom settlor 设立的 BVI / Cayman / Jersey 信托 · settlor 在 2025 年 4 月后已成为 long-term resident · 信托底层资产含 UK situs(地产 / 上市公司股权)触发 IHT exit charge 风险 · settlor 计划在 2025–2027 transitional period 内退出 UK 居民身份 · 受益人为 UK 居民且未来希望从信托受益。

关键风险:误读 transitional rule 把 protected settlement 保留过久 · revocation 同时触发 IHT exit charge + CGT 双重课税 · amendment 未与 trustee / protector 协商致条款效力受质疑 · migration 选择 jurisdiction 不当(如选了 OECD 灰名单地区)触发 anti-avoidance 穿透 · settlor long-term residence 测试在 IHT 上"持续"问题。

1. 条款是什么 / 不是什么

不是

2. 法律源

UK 法

跨境衔接

真实判例与指引:HMRC Trust Registration Service 强制注册(2017 起,2025 扩展)—— 信托修改 / 迁移 30 天内更新。Bayfine UK v HMRC [2011] EWCA Civ 304 关于 trust residence 与税务居民判定。Tax Cases on excluded property settlements pre-2025 多个案例(HMRC Manual IHTM27200)—— 改革后部分规则废止但 transitional rule 仍引用。

实操路径:典型路径为 settlor 委托独立 UK tax counsel 出具 transitional period 信托审查报告 · 列明 (i) settlor long-term residence 测试现状;(ii) 信托底层 UK situs 资产占比;(iii) excluded property status 是否仍成立;(iv) 革新后 IHT / CGT / income tax 三层潜在曝险;(v) revocation vs amendment vs migration 三选项的成本与时间比较。

3. 实操用法(怎么写 · 怎么不写)

稳健写法(supplemental deed 样例 · amendment 路径 · 含 fallback 至 migration):

"WHEREAS by virtue of the Finance Act 2025, the residence-based non-domiciled regime applicable to the Settlor at the time of the Original Settlement has been abolished and replaced by the Foreign Income & Gains regime;
AND WHEREAS the Settlor, the Trustee and the Protector have obtained independent UK tax advice as to the impact of such changes on the Trust;
NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED:
Clause 1 (Governing Law): The governing law of the Trust shall continue to be the law of [British Virgin Islands]. For the avoidance of doubt, this Supplemental Deed does not migrate the Trust to a new jurisdiction.
Clause 2 (Trustee Residence): The Trustee confirms that no individual Trustee is resident in the United Kingdom for UK tax purposes, and the Trustee undertakes to notify the Settlor and the Protector within 14 days of any change.
Clause 3 (UK Situs Assets): The Trustee shall not acquire or hold any UK situs assets (within the meaning of section 6 IHT Act 1984) without prior written consent of the Settlor and the Protector, and shall maintain a list of all such existing UK situs assets in Schedule 4.
Clause 4 (Long-Term Residence Monitoring): The Settlor undertakes to notify the Trustee within 30 days of any change in the Settlor's UK long-term residence status as defined under Schedule X of Finance Act 2025. Upon becoming a long-term resident, the Trustee shall convene a review meeting within 60 days to determine whether further amendment or migration is required.
Clause 5 (Fallback Migration): If at any time the cumulative IHT exposure of the Trust under the Relevant Property Regime exceeds [GBP X million] or the long-term residence status of the Settlor extends beyond [Y years], the Trustee shall, with the consent of the Protector, initiate trust migration procedures to such jurisdiction as the Settlor may direct, subject to applicable anti-avoidance rules.
Clause 6 (Letter of Wishes Refresh): The Settlor shall provide an updated Letter of Wishes within 90 days of the execution of this Supplemental Deed, reflecting the Settlor's intentions in light of the new FIG regime."

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4. 与其他条款的关系

5. 失效场景 / 风险

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