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  • RE: Certificate of Residence for tax purposes

    Hi Pawlaczka,

    If you are working as self employled then the income would need to be declared as such and not as other income.
    If you are not sure if you are self employed or not, please check guidance here;

    Working for yourself
    and
    BIM20205 - Meaning of trade: badges of trade: summary

    Thank you.
  • RE: UK Tax on Australian Superannuation

    Hi Michael Abbott,

    If you are still unsure if your payment is classed as a lump sum or not then you will need to send in your paperwork to ourselves for us to review as each case is dealt with on an individual basis.
    In general terms, Australian lump sums taken by UK residents are taxable in the UK, with Australia potentially taxing as well. This would then lead to Foreign tax credit relief being claimed. 

    Thank you.
  • RE: BNO

    Hi C_ leung,

    If a paper return is submitted you will not be able to view the calculation on the return online.
    I would contact our Self Assessment department as it sounds like your UTR is not linked to your NI number which can stop you registering for SA online.

    Self Assessment: general enquiries

    Thank you.
  • RE: Money transfer

    Hi Ernest211,

    There will be no income tax implications on this transfer.

    Thank you.
  • RE: Certificate of Residence for tax purposes

    Hi Luis Filipe Eusebio,

    The letter that you send in can be used to update any details that do not match as this will be signed by yourself.
    Once the details are verified we can then look to issue the certificate of residence.
    You can use your personal tax account to ensure we have all the correct details for you.
    All post is then dealt with in date order and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
    If you do pay tax in Portugal due to the certificate not being recieved in time, when this income is reported to the UK then you can claim for foreign tax credit relief where credit can be given for the tax already paid so that you are not taxed twice on the same income. 

    Thank you.
  • RE: Transfer of Swiss Pension

    Hi Swissbrit Marriott

    If your siutation applies to article 18.2 then yes you would only pay tax in Switzerland which means you would not need to declare of notify HMRC of this amount. 

    Thank you.
  • RE: BNO

    Hi SYC Chin,

    The Hong Kong pension would not apply as this is only taxable in Hong Kong.
    You can check here if you meet any criteria for completing a tax return, including declaring the foreign savings income.

    Check if you need to send a Self Assessment tax return

    Thank you.
     
  • RE: UK Tax on Australian Superannuation

    Hi rajibear1960,

    Guidance on Australian double taxation agreements can be found here:

    Double Taxation Relief Manual

    However clarification is currently being sought for a definition of a lump sum. 

    Thank you.