Termination payments

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 (FA 2025) which received Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, implements legislation to abolish the remittance basis of taxation and replace it with a residence-based regime, commencing on 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also replaces domicile as the key factor in establishing liability to inheritance tax. Other changes include amendment of the rules determining excluded property status, the abolition of protected settlements status of offshore trusts, and changes to overseas workday relief.

For information on these changes, see: Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26, A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Act 2025.

The Practice Notes in this subtopic consider the tax treatment of payments (and the provision of other benefits) made in connection with the termination of employment. Tax treatment in this context means the income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) treatment for the employee or director, as well as the PAYE and NICs obligations for the employing company and the corporation

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