Super-rich UK non-doms avoiding £3.2bn in tax each year, report finds

Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murthy, who was criticised for using her non-domicile status to avoid an estimated £4.5m in tax on overseas income. Photograph: Ian West/PA

Super-rich overseas people in the UK registered as having non-domicile status are being legally allowed to avoid paying more than £3.2bn of tax on at least £10.9bn of offshore income a year, according to a report.

An analysis by academic economists found that 26,000 people granted non-dom tax status by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collect an average of £420,000 a year in unreported overseas income and capital gains.