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Working in Qatar - tax liability

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    Working in Qatar - tax liability

    Hi
    I've been abroad working in Qatar from the start of this tax year.
    - I have a personal contract (so not via my UK based LTD) and
    - my earnings are transfered into my personal UK bank account (so not my LTD account)
    I'm hoping to be tax liable in Qatar, therefore not being tax liable in the UK
    Do you foresee any issues with this situation?
    Thanks
    A.

    #2
    Originally posted by ahoff View Post
    Hi
    I've been abroad working in Qatar from the start of this tax year.
    - I have a personal contract (so not via my UK based LTD) and
    - my earnings are transfered into my personal UK bank account (so not my LTD account)
    I'm hoping to be tax liable in Qatar, therefore not being tax liable in the UK
    Do you foresee any issues with this situation?
    Thanks
    A.
    Yes. I understand that you would need to be out of the UK for more than a financial year and you would have to de-register from UK tax before becoming tax resident in Qatar HM Revenue & Customs: Income Tax when leaving the UK
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      #3
      I was offered a role out there in June (permie) and as I understand it, as long you are there for at least a year the money is tax free.
      Blood in your poo

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        #4
        Thanks very much both - so the key is to de-register from tax.

        The issue as I still struggl with is that I'm still resident in the UK and have a property, and also my LTD is (whilst not active), still current. I'm away for the entire tax year so that's not an issue.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post
          I was offered a role out there in June (permie) and as I understand it, as long you are there for at least a year the money is tax free.
          It has to encompass a whole UK tax year to be exempt from paying UK tax
          In Scooter we trust

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            #6
            Originally posted by ahoff View Post
            Thanks very much both - so the key is to de-register from tax.

            The issue as I still struggl with is that I'm still resident in the UK and have a property, and also my LTD is (whilst not active), still current. I'm away for the entire tax year so that's not an issue.
            You should have submitted a P85 on leaving the UK, check out the following: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/rdr3.pdf it's actually one of the better documents HMRC have written if there is such a thing, you might want to look at the sufficient ties section as well.
            In Scooter we trust

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              #7
              Automatic overseas test

              Originally posted by LisaContractorUmbrella View Post
              Yes. I understand that you would need to be out of the UK for more than a financial year and you would have to de-register from UK tax before becoming tax resident in Qatar HM Revenue & Customs: Income Tax when leaving the UK
              Hi Lisa

              It appears I meet the First and Third automatic overseas test as I will be spending < 16 days in the UK, no work is done in the UK and also I won't be travelling to the UK much. This appears sufficient. Hesitant about me having the properties though. Did not submit the P85 and wondering if I can do so retrospectively.

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                #8
                I submitted mine after I left as I didn't know about it till someone mentioned it to me

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by The Spartan View Post
                  I submitted mine after I left as I didn't know about it till someone mentioned it to me

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                  Was that this year or in previous years? E.g. is there still a change HMC will come back and say: this is no good Mr Spartan.

                  Also noticed that as a landlord, i need to adhere to: HM Revenue & Customs: The Non-resident Landlord Scheme

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                    #10
                    At least your not working in Egypt.. they are now in a state of emergency

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