New HMRC tax regulations.

Echidna

Look on HMRC’s website for details including the residential status test that the new ruling is set around. If the test shows you non resident then you get paid gross. For resident guys tax is taken at source but can be claimed back under the Seafarer’s deduction provided you fulfill the requirements for this.

Alternatively you could do what a number of UK agencies are doing, use a pay company like Armada to ensure you are paid gross. If you do this yourself it will cost you but if you use certain agencies they cover the cost for you.

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Some UK agents now require a LTD invoice even if you live in Asia to be paid its not a hazzle at all it costs around 3% of your day rate depending on the LTD ccompany you use and its tax free hazzle free.

Some agents will pay you gross if they know you have been out of the system for some time.

Just be carefull and it depends on how much the agent deals with the NON Resident Expats.

Its something you need to learn but one major agency told me they have some new forms to fill out but just stay clear of any documentation really for safest option LTD invoices are the way to go no details apart from name and bank details and your agents name not even need addresses.

Norway needs more clear information but many can still use LTD invoice and claim extra pay and still no deductions.

Well it was Subservpro.

Asking on the basis that i would need an NT code in the future and i said i dont need an NT code to work overseas if i am a NON Resident who does not have to file tax returns in the UK.

They sent one document regarding work in the UK thats all.

They never even had the other documents.

This is the agency who employs you from near oxford but sends you a contract from Guernsey in another company name as such and also pays you from an offshore account asking me to provide a NT Code for work overseas.

Now come on there office is in Banbury but my contract comes from somewhere else offshore based company and pays me offshore asking me to provide UK documents for TAX of which i dont need to?

Its a case of confusing the TAX issue so no one understands and then making it up for who ever’s benifit.

Why would an Offshore based company in Guernsey require my UK tax status to send me else were in the world?

When its been provided all ready and there is no documents as such to provide that you are a NON resident from HMRC as you could be taxable at any time thats why there is no such document to prove you are a NON resident to other outside of the HMRC.

Each company is supposed to check ones status from other matters like leases property documents bank statements and telephone bills if you say you live else were but hold certain passports.

Sorry deepseacon seems we both had the same idea !

Well like I have already said any x pats working via a UK based agency on any projects your asking for problems regarding tax . The agency will tell you any thing and you wont know a thing about it until they pay your first invoice.

Yes I have seen all the topics on the Subservpro web site , Its very clear that is a very gray area , All I do know is if they do not tax you they are liable .So the last thing when there trying to fill a requirement is tell truth , At best they will tell you " Don’t Worry your get the tax back "

Most of the work being on offer you can work direct or via any Non UK based agency’s , Just go through my list of agency’s on this site .

For those of you who have not seen the TAX BULLETIN on the Subservpro web site. Go to this URL http://www.subservpro.com/tax-bulletin/ the first item is " TAX BULLETIN 2: ON-LINE TAX RESIDENCE INDICATOR (TRI) "

This is addressed to you personally, as a UK national who is resident overseas ……….

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Even if you are living outside of the UK If you have " Any Attachments to the UK " Means you could be still liable for UK Tax . So "Any" UK based agency will tax you to cover them self’s

Raptor

On Previuos conversions with the TAX office and some were only during 2013 there used to be no document they could provide to prove ones TAX status

I just tried this form from that link and it printed out a PDF that i was a NON resident with days visited and years listed in format.

So you wouuld think That the TAX office would allow Employers access to see ones Residence status at any one time as it can change very quickly.

Then allowing them to employ on overseas contracts with out any issue at all.

While i know there main aim is to stop Self employment but any one with a company can work for some one else thats the systems they brought in years ago free ability to trade and work.

Well Subservpro can pay Gross payments on overseas placements now for NON UK TAX residents.

But UK and Norway work looks like there is still issues.