Tennis: Income Tax
Commons · Question 24460 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of HMRC rules on taxing visiting international athletes' global endorsement income on the ability of regional grass-court tennis tournaments to attract
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 8 Sep 2026
Under long-standing UK tax rules, non-UK resident sportspersons are taxed on income arising from participation in UK events. For major sporting events the government will consider an exemption where strict criteria are met; an exemption is a condition of ...