BUZZ ACCOUNTINGHow many days can you spend in the UK?
The Statutory Residence Test in one interactive question set: tick your ties, get the day budget the table actually gives you.
Your safe UK day budget, roughly
Answer for the current tax year. This applies the sufficient-ties table only — the automatic tests can override it, so treat the answer as a planning number, not clearance.
Want the full mechanics — what each tie means, the automatic tests, the evidence to keep? Read the Statutory Residence Test in plain English. Planning the departure year itself? That is exactly what the £249 departure review covers.
Read before you pay anyone.
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