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Hi,
I am looking for some advice, i live full time in Spain have my own property and i still work offshore in the UK can i claim my tax back from
working in the UK and pay Spanish tax instead, if so where would i find a good English speaking accountant near Los Altos.
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:02pm
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If you're resident in Spain then you don't have an option - you must pay tax here and, having done so for the first time, can then opt out of the Inland Revenue system.
I suggest you read up on the subject:
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - General overview of residents' income tax
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Declaration Thresholds
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Allowances
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - How Income Is Categorised
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Annuities
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Lump Sums
Jim's Guide - Registering with Agencia Tributaria
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - 2017 exchange rate
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Fines and penalties
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Ways of doing your tax return
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Tax paid in the UK
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Gaining access to do your tax return
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Becoming resident part way through the year
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - How to do the 2017 return
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - UK HMRC De-Registration - Giving the Inland Revenue the elbow!
Jim's Guide - Residents' Income Tax - Owning a second property, including in the UK
Jim's Guide - The Double Taxation Agreement & its implications
neilrobber wrote on Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:24am:
Hi,
I am looking for some advice, i live full time in Spain have my own property and i still work offshore in the UK can i claim my tax back from
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working in the UK and pay Spanish tax instead, if so where would i find a good English speaking accountant near Los Altos.
With greatest of respect to Jim when it comes to income tax offshore workers are a special case and if you are a PAYE employee then in you will continue to pay your tax in UK but under the dual tax treaty should be able to offset it against your overall tax liability in Spain. There is no way around this and no way to 'opt out' with HMRC.
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 12:40pm
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That I didn't know, so thanks for telling me.
You're not alone and all too frequently those who really ought to know the rules can get it wrong, when I lived in France I had the same argument with my local tax inspector.
Actually it's very similar to the way UK government service pensions are paid where tax is always paid in UK.
