Individuals, whether people who have come to the United Kingdom, or Britons who have moved abroad, need expert advice on UK taxation and National Insurance. UK Expat provides a comprehensive, personal service to all UK expatriates & migrants.

This includes:

Advice on all aspects of the UK tax system.

Support to ensure full compliance with all the necessary UK tax rules and regulations , including completion of tax returns & forms, applications etc.

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General


• Am I resident in the UK for tax purposes?
• How do I find out if I am?
• Do I have to keep track of how many days I am in the UK?
• What is domicile?
• Does it make a difference to my tax situation if I own property in the UK?
• Do I have to file a UK tax return? If so, when do I have to file it by before I start incurring penalties, surcharges and interest?
• Are there different tax rules for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
• How often can I come home before it affects my UK tax situation?
• When does double taxation arise? Can it be avoided?
• What does my assignment contract/letter need to say to be tax efficient in the UK?
• Does the timing of the start of my secondment have any effect on my UK tax situation?
• Do I have a choice of where I pay social security contributions?
• Does it matter which company my contract of employment is with - my employer back home or with the company I am being seconded to?
• How can I take advantage of all the tax breaks available in the UK?
• Do I need to file a UK tax return? If so, when does it need to be submitted?
• What tax forms do I need to complete and send to the UK HM Revenue & Customs?
• When do I need to pay any UK taxes?
• What do I need to know and do when I arrive or leave the United Kingdom?
• What happens if I send money home?
• What happens if I rent out my house while I am away?
• I've received some tax forms, which I do not understand, can you help me?
• My partner is joining me, what difference will it make to my British tax liabilities?
• I have been on a work visa, but now I am becoming a permanent resident, will it make any difference to my tax situation?
• How does self-assessment work?
  
  Expats:
  
  
• I think I'm resident in both my home and host countries, but this can't be right can it?
• Does it matter where I'm paid?
• I've just been granted/exercised stock options. Will these be taxable in the UK?
• I've been taxed both in South Africa and the UK, do I get any relief for this? If so, can I get this relief upfront as it is causing cash flow issues for me?
• Will my assignment contract/letter have an effect on my tax situation in the UK?
• What is tax equalisation, and how does it affect me?
• What needs to be done to ensure I remain in my home country social security system?
• How does my working here affect my family?
• How will I be paid and what UK withholding tax will there be?
• Is it better for me to be paid in £ sterling (GBP) or local currency?
• My payslip shows hypothetical tax being deducted from my salary. What is this?
  
  i ) Brits working abroad:
  
  
• What about my pension, how will this be effected by my time abroad, especially my State Pension?
• Can I make voluntary National Insurance contributions?
• As I'm not living in my house in the UK for a number of years while on assignment to Belgium, will I be subject to capital gains tax when I sell it?
• Can I continue to contribute into my ISA while I am on secondment in Japan?
• I've been assigned to the Far East, can I send money back to my relatives in the UK tax free?
• How can I submit my British tax returns when I am away?
• What are my UK liabilities while I am away?
• When I return from working abroad, what must I do?
• I'm a UK national who usually works in the UK. I've been seconded abroad and I'm still being paid in the UK. Will this effect my UK tax situation?
• I am a Brit on secondment in Australia, and have let out my house in the UK. My letting agent has deducted tax from the rental income. Is this correct? If it is, how do I get the tax back again?
  
  ii ) Foreign nationals working:
  
  
• If I remain tax resident in my home country, does this mean I won't be resident in the UK?
• What tax reliefs are available to me in the UK?
• I've been seconded to the UK from Germany, how will my overseas investments be taxed in the UK? Can I bring these into the UK tax free?
• I've been seconded to the UK and a friend of mine, also assigned to the UK, is not being taxed on the days they work overseas. Is this right? If so, what do I need to do so that my overseas work days are not taxed in the UK?
• How can I save tax and money while I am working in the United Kingdom?
• I'm a foreign national, working in the UK on secondment. Not all my time is spent working in the UK, are all my earnings taxed in the UK?
• How do I obtain a national insurance number for NIC and social security purposes?
• Can I still have a bank account in my home country without it effecting my UK tax situation?
• What do people mean by PAYE?
• I've heard that if I'm in the UK for less than 183 days I don't need to pay UK taxes. Is this true?
• Do I get tax relief for my housing costs while I'm seconded in the UK?
• I get a subsistence allowance while on assignment in the UK. Is this taxable in the UK?
• The company I am seconded to in the UK has given me a P11D form. What is this form?
  
  Individuals emigrating:
  
  
• I'm just about to emigrate to Australia, will I still have tax liabilities in the UK?
• I have assets in the UK which I will be selling when I emigrate to New Zealand. Will I be subject to UK Capital Gains tax & if so, is there any way of eliminating/minimising this tax?
• I'm retiring to Australia, what will happen to the taxation of my State & Company Pensions from the UK?
• I've heard that even though I now live permantly in New Zealand, my estate will still be subject to UK inheritance tax, is this true?
• I'm leaving the UK for good, how do I shake off my UK domicile status? Will I still be subject to UK inheritance tax even if I manage to get a non - UK domicile status?