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Posted Mon, 25 Dec 2023 23:37:41 GMT by
Hello, I'm a British national who was self-employed in the UK up to mid-August 2022. (I have filed tax returns for tax years 16/17 through 21/22). In mid-august, I moved to the US to embark on a full-time graduate degree program - with an additional 20h/w assistantship job. I spent 23 days in the UK (for Christmas) over that period, and worked on 5 of them. In the tax year 23/24, I will have spent a total of 24 days in the UK and worked on 3 of them. Do I need to declare my US earnings from August onwards in my UK tax return for 22/23, or would I be eligible for split year treatment. It would appear that I wouldn't as my employment itself in the US is not full-time, although my studies are. If not, how do I go about claiming relief through the double taxation treaty? - I have paid US income tax on all my US income.
Posted Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:45:31 GMT by HMRC Admin 25 Response
Hi timkelly,
If you qualify for split year then you only report any foreign income for the UK part of the year:
RDRM12000 - Residence: The SRT: Split year treatment: Contents
If you do not qualify then you will need to report all your foreign income to the UK:
Tax on foreign income
The guidance at RDRM12150 at www.gov.uk will help you work out if split year treatment applies. 
Thank you. 

 


 

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