Tax residency, explained

Plain-English guides to day counting for the UK Statutory Residence Test, India, Singapore, the UAE, the US and more — from the team behind TaxDin.

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14 July 2026 · 6 min read

The UK Statutory Residence Test, explained simply

How the UK SRT decides your tax residency: the 183-day rule, automatic overseas and UK tests, and the sufficient-ties test — in plain English.

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14 July 2026 · 5 min read

India's 182-day and 120-day residency rules for NRIs

When does time in India make you an Indian tax resident? The 182-day rule, the 120-day rule for high-income NRIs, and why counting days matters.

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14 July 2026 · 4 min read

Singapore tax residency: the 183-day rule in practice

How Singapore decides individual tax residency, what the 183-day rule covers, and why residents and non-residents are taxed so differently.

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14 July 2026 · 4 min read

How to track your residency days (without losing your mind)

A practical system for logging where you were each midnight: what to record, how to backfill from spreadsheets, and mistakes to avoid.

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14 July 2026 · 5 min read

UAE tax residency: the 90-day and 183-day rules

How to become a UAE tax resident, what the 90-day and 183-day thresholds mean, and why a UAE tax residency certificate still depends on counting days.

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14 July 2026 · 5 min read

The US Substantial Presence Test: 183 days, weighted

How the US counts days for tax residency: the substantial presence formula, the three-year weighted calculation, and the closer-connection exception.

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14 July 2026 · 5 min read

Dual tax residency: what happens when two countries claim you

You can be tax resident in two countries at once. How double-tax treaties break the tie: permanent home, centre of vital interests, habitual abode, nationality.

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14 July 2026 · 5 min read

UK split-year treatment: leaving or arriving mid-year

Move to or from the UK mid-tax-year and you may only be taxed as a resident for part of it. The main split-year cases and why day counting still decides them.

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14 July 2026 · 5 min read

Digital nomad tax residency: the myths that get people caught

Working remotely while travelling doesn't make you tax resident nowhere. The myths — 183 days, 'no fixed base', tourist visas — and what actually decides it.