Pay for contract abroad, kept abroad = No UK tax?

[bobhope]

Unfortunately, HMRC have changed the rules. How unusual.

[tim123]

Unfortunately, HMRC have changed the rules. How unusual.

It was the government that changed the rules to take away the discression.

If you do actually qualify, I don't see any way the the revenue can deny you the non-resident status. OTOH, there are quite a few of people that try to claim it without actually qualifying.

tim

[SueEllen]

Funnily enough, it is the middle east where my contract will be! No tax there.

The problem is how would I get the money into the UK?

Also, my residency/domicile status may change if I chose to move out there more permanently in 3 months time...and therefore the money will be kept out there until such time...I just need a plan to bring it back to the uk if matters change....

Do a google search around Tim123's post.

Just be prepared to stay away from the UK for a good year or so.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Do a google search around Tim123's post.

Just be prepared to stay away from the UK for a good year or so.

That's a hardship

[AlanDavis]

That's a hardship

How do they know you are away from the UK?

[expat]

How do they know you are away from the UK?

Simple: if you are claiming that you are away from the UK for a whole year, be prepared to substantiate that claim.

[BlasterBates]

The key thing is to deregister pronto.

That would be your proof.

You get a form to fill out. Once you have "deregistered" HMRC will not demand any tax return or expect one.

[AlanDavis]

The key thing is to deregister pronto.

That would be your proof.

You get a form to fill out. Once you have "deregistered" HMRC will not demand any tax return or expect one.

I thought about that - filling in a P85 form, but you have to be out for 9 months in a tax year and i wont be out that long - but if you think they do not check then it may be worth a try...i should be out for about 6 months...

[Gonzo]

I thought about that - filling in a P85 form, but you have to be out for 9 months in a tax year and i wont be out that long - but if you think they do not check then it may be worth a try...i should be out for about 6 months...

FFS

UK residents pay tax on their world-wide income unless they have paid the £30,000, or whatever it is, to register as non-doms.

Just pay the effin tax or be thankful that you have used a pseudonym to register on here.

Unless it is a double-bluff and you have actually registered with someone else's name to get them in the tulip?

[darmstadt]

The key thing is to deregister pronto.

That would be your proof.

You get a form to fill out. Once you have "deregistered" HMRC will not demand any tax return or expect one.

You have to deregister? I never knew that. Even though I've been out of the country for 20 years, have German registration papers, pay tax here but never deregistered in the UK does that mean the taxman might get me when I enter the UK? If so then there are a lot of people who could get caught out.