UK Statutory Residence Test calculator: am I UK resident?

Your status is decided by the Statutory Residence Test, not by where you feel you live. The test looks at the days you spend in the UK, your work pattern and your ties to the UK, such as family, accommodation, work and time spent here in previous years. If you are UK resident you are taxed on your worldwide income; if you are non-resident you are generally only taxed on UK-sourced income such as rental income, employment income for work performed in the UK, and certain capital gains on UK property.

There is no single safe number. If you were UK resident in any of the previous three tax years, spending fewer than 16 days in the UK makes you automatically non-resident; if you were not, the threshold is fewer than 46 days. Spending 183 days or more always makes you resident, and between those points the outcome depends on how many UK ties you have.

Count the days you were in the UK at midnight during the tax year (6 April to 5 April) and enter them. Tell us whether you were UK resident in any of the last three tax years, which decides whether you are an arriver or a leaver. Then add your work pattern and any family, accommodation, work, 90-day or country ties. You will see whether you are UK resident or non-resident, the test that decided it, and the full reasoning.

Yes. It is free to use and follows the Finance Act 2013 framework HMRC uses (RDR3). Your figures are processed instantly and are not stored unless you choose to email yourself the result. It gives an instant indication, not formal advice.

The SRT has nuances this tool does not fully model: split-year treatment, the only-home and full-time-work conditions, deemed days, and exceptional circumstances can all change the outcome. For a definitive position, and the planning that follows from it, speak to a qualified adviser about your specific facts.