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uk Income tax when working abroad?
this is my first year working a new job.
I work out of the country for 2 month periods and I get 2 month holiday after each trip.
sometimes I may not get sent away until I have had (for example) 2 months and 2 weeks holiday.
As I am getting towards the end of (my) tax year could I go away for one big holiday to reduce my days in the UK to below 183 or is it not as simple? don't forget this is my first year.
I have heard one version whereby I must not at any point have more holiday than I have had time working away but I cant see this in the HMRC document.
Could someone please explain it to me
2 Answers
- ?Lv 77 years ago
It is not that simple. You MUST be resident somewhere for tax purposes. If you wish to claim you have left the country you need to complete and send in a P85 - download from gov.uk.
If you wish to assert that you are not UK resident then you must say where you ARE resident for tax purposes and you must have evidence to back it up.
The 183 day rule died over a decade ago. Now we look at the balance of where you spent most of your time, where your home is.
- MadManLv 77 years ago
It is not that simple. You are still a UK tax resident and will have to pay taxes here. Being on holiday does not count.
