Working from EU while doing remote contracting in the UK

[engineerer]

I am not a contractor but I am considering different options and I was wondering if I could get some advise here, or if anyone has such experience some first hand info even if possible.

Assuming I have a ltd company registered in the UK and I offer my services in the UK, is it possible to live in EU and work from there? I'm guessing things can get complicated in case of financial services because of extra confidentiality etc, but what about other businesses, assuming there are such companies who would not care?

I am basically wodering if it is possible at all from legal/tax point of view. It may be better to ask an accountant, but I thought I start here. I'm assuming this would an option possible to consider only in case of outside IR35, but perhaps I'm wrong?

I've lived in the UK for many years but I am a citizen of an EU country (so I have the right to work in EU) and I'm considering moving for a bit or for a bit longer back to where I'm from. The question is...

If anybody has this kind of knowledge I'd grateful for sharing.

[Eirikur]

Why don't you start working with the equivalent of a ltd company or whatever is needed to be a contractor, in the country where you will live and work, lot less complex. Keep in mind that many EU countries also have equivalents to the IR35 regulation

[BlasterBates]

If you work remotely in a EU country you will be taxed there and not in the UK. You will need to register your business there. A number of contractors have reported that agencies often won't work with overseas companies; in that case you need a cross border solution, whereby you invoice from a UK Ltd or Umbrella but get paid in the country you're working in. What you can't do legally is tax yourself as if you were working in the UK. You may get into trouble with the tax authorities in the country where you're working.

I would suggest contacting Sue B. She's very knowledgeable about cross-border working.

[engineerer]

Why don't you start working with the equivalent of a ltd company or whatever is needed to be a contractor, in the country where you will live and work, lot less complex. Keep in mind that many EU countries also have equivalents to the IR35 regulation

to be honest I'm not sure which is more pragmatic or simpler at this point... I guess I'm also not 100% certain for how long I would stay outside the UK, comebacks may sometimes be dissappointing ;-)

[Eirikur]

to be honest I'm not sure which is more pragmatic or simpler at this point... I guess I'm also not 100% certain for how long I would stay outside the UK, comebacks may sometimes be dissappointing ;-)

I've done a couple of contracts using my UK based ltd company in the EU over the last 3 years, but it was all fully remote me being based in the UK, all taxes paid here, only VAT was deferred, this was not a problem, but you will have to do your own IR35 assessment

[engineerer]

If you work remotely in a EU country you will be taxed there and not in the UK. You will need to register your business there. A number of contractors have reported that agencies often won't work with overseas companies; in that case you need a cross border solution, whereby you invoice from a UK Ltd or Umbrella but get paid in the country you're working in. What you can't do legally is tax yourself as if you were working in the UK. You may get into trouble with the tax authorities in the country where you're working.

I'm not sure if I'm understanding that right - would I register a ltd co in the UK which I would use to sign contracts in the UK, but also I would register a similar company in the contry of residence to transfer money as income?

I would suggest contacting Sue B. She's very knowledgeable about cross-border working.

how can I contact a user? :-)

[JHamp82]

I'm not sure if I'm understanding that right - would I register a ltd co in the UK which I would use to sign contracts in the UK, but also I would register a similar company in the contry of residence to transfer money as income?



how can I contact a user? :-)

I think that the set up would be that if your client wanted to work with a UK limited company, you could have that set up to invoice them and then you could charge your company from your set up in the country you are based so you pay your personal taxes in the country where you live.

[BlasterBates]

I'm not sure if I'm understanding that right - would I register a ltd co in the UK which I would use to sign contracts in the UK, but also I would register a similar company in the contry of residence to transfer money as income?

Something like that. So for example invoice your Ltd from the company registered in the country you are working in.

how can I contact a user? :-)

If you click on the link Sue B you should see an option to send a private message.

[Sue B]

Hello,

please do drop me a message if you want to have a chat, would be happy to work through your situation and discuss your options.