British expatriates

Legal, Tax Non-Residency

  • Unlike some countries (e.g. USA), United Kingdom has tax legislation that consists of a category for its citizens that do not live within the country. Such people may demonstrate to the Inland Revenue's satisfaction that they should not be assessed for income or other taxes provided they comply with certain rules:

    • British citizen

    • more than 183 days (6 months) out of the country

    • no one visit to the UK lasts for more than 90 days (3 months)

    • income arises from outside the country

    • prove that you have a proper home outside the UK

  • There are many other factors to be taken into consideration

    • ordinary residence

    • domicile

  • Leaving UK, file Form P85, pdf file here

  • Request to receive interest gross as a non-resident, file Form R105, pdf file here

  • Direct Debit form for continuing to pay National Insurance [NI], file Form CA04, pdf file here

  • Form for Request to continuing to pay National Insurance [NI], file Form NI38, pdf file here 

 

This is a very complex subject and each individual's circumstances may greatly vary the outcome. An in-depth discussion / interview would be required in order to obtain a more detailed picture before a definitive solution could be offered. In the first instance, please email;

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