Keith Adamson
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RE: Tax on a UK Government Pension (if you live abroad)
My questionis this: I am resident in Spain, and my income is from my UK State Pension, plus 3 other pensions, one of which is a government pension. Since it seems that this latter pension can only be taxed in UK, how do I do this? If I submit a tax return form there is nowhere to enter the amount of such a pension - only the sum of "other pensions". Consequently the tax calculation is made on all of these plus my state pension. I submit a form HS304 on which I can reclaim tax paid - but my pensions are not taxed at source. In previous years my tax bill has been zero (I think this may be because my govt pension is less than the tax free allowance) but it's unsettling to see an amount of over £500 payable on the tax return form. Can you explain, please? Also: is the DT form referred to above only applicable to Spanish nationals?