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Posted Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:54:57 GMT by
I am planning to move to UK to join my partner, but would like to keep working for my German company. I am eligible for a high skilled individual visa, so I can reside in UK. I am wondering whether my company has any obligations (i.e. do they need to register an office in UK or similar), in order to keep me as a remote working employee once I move?
Posted Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:30:31 GMT by HMRC Admin 19 Response
Hi,

Your German employer does not need to do anything as far as HMRC is concerned. You will become resident in the UK for tax purposes, this means that the income from your remote work for the German company will be taxable in the UK. The tax treaty between the UK and Germany, allows HMRC to tax your German employment income, as you carry that work out, while physically, in the UK. You will need to declare your German employment income in a Self Assessment tax return each year.

You will need to contact the German tax authorities to let them know you will be permanently leaving Germany and find out how you ensure that your employment income is no longer taxed in Germany.

Thank you.
Posted Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:54:24 GMT by SP20241980
Hi, I found this conversation very helpful. I am in a similar situation. A Germany-based company wants to employ me as a network administrator. I'll be exclusively working remote from my home in England. My salary will be paid out of Germany. Does the employer have to register with HMRC for PAYE and NIC purposes? If I understand the post above correctly, the could pay the full salary without any deductions. but I would have to declare my income fro the German company exclusively in a Self Assesment tax return. The employer would not have any contact with English tax law an National Insurance Contributions UK. Thanks for your help!
Posted Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:47:04 GMT by HMRC Admin 19 Response
Hi,

The company does not need to register here and you would then declare all information on a tax return. You can see guidance here:

Tax on foreign income

Thank you.
Posted Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:42:54 GMT by Katberg
Hello, I own agermsn gmbh and would like to emoyee uk residents. They will work remotely from the uk and will not travel to Germany for work purposes. Can I pay them on a german payroll? Am I responsible for their pension and NI contributions? Am I able to employee them as a contractor if they are working solely for my company or should I employ them? If they are employed can I pay them from a german payroll? Thank you in advance
Posted Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:11:02 GMT by HMRC Admin 17 Response

Hi ,
 
We cannot comment on how you employ these worker, however you are able to set up a voluntary scheme in the
UK to allow you to deduct Tax and NI for these employees if you wish.

Please contact us on 0300 200 3200 and we can assist you with this .

Thank you .
Posted Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:14:29 GMT by vkb
Hello, I am an EU citizen with settled status in the UK. I recently received an offer from a Cyprus company for a full time permanent role.As the taxes will not be managed by PAYE, I understand from previous posts that I will have to fill out a self assessment form end of each year. I have the following questions: 1. Do I have to pay monthly taxes and then end of the year declare self assessment form too? 2. How do I pay National Insurance in the UK if the employer pays me in full and leaves sorting out all taxes by myself? 3. They do not provide any pension schemes. So do I have to manage pension schemes myself in the UK? 4. Do I need to pay taxes both in the UK and in the EU? Kindly help.
Posted Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:05:23 GMT by HMRC Admin 33
Hi,
Please see the link below.
Tax on foreign income: Overview
Thank you.

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