For many years the guidance on residence in the UK issued by the Revenue (IR20) was taken as having quasi-legal force and leading firms gave advice on this basis.
Recent moves by the Revenue, including in the case of Robert Gaines-Cooper, have ushered in a climate of uncertainty in taxation, which is unwelcome and arguably unfair.
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Letter of support for Robert Gaines-Cooper from Seychelles Secretary of State
Robert Gaines-Cooper has the support of the government of the Seychelles. This
unsolicited letter was received from the Secretary of State, Alain Butler Payette, in March 2009.