Working remotely for a British Company

[john2016]

Hello guys!

I would like some advice and any help will be really appreciated.

I live in the UK and I'm currently working for a British company. I'm planing to move to a different country (In the European Union) and I was wondering if I keep working for that company (remotely) would I be able to keep paying taxes (and national insurance, pension, etc) here in the UK? or since I will be living in another country, all my taxes will need to be paid there?

Thanks

 

[blogzandstuff]

Hello guys!

I would like some advice and any help will be really appreciated.

I live in the UK and I'm currently working for a British company. I'm planing to move to a different country (In the European Union) and I was wondering if I keep working for that company (remotely) would I be able to keep paying taxes (and national insurance, pension, etc) here in the UK? or since I will be living in another country, all my taxes will need to be paid there?

Thanks

Best to get professional tax advice or go to CAB instead of random comments from armchair experts

 

[islandman1010]

Mostly it's going to depend on where you are deemed to be resident. Even if you deem residence abroad you can pay Class 3 NI ( I think that's the right number) voluntarily towards UK State pension. However I did work in Spain and I still paid everything in the UK and paid no taxes etc to Spain because my residency was still the UK. If you do move say to an EU country I think you have to be resident there if you are there longer than 182 days a year.

 

[john2016]

Mostly it's going to depend on where you are deemed to be resident. Even if you deem residence abroad you can pay Class 3 NI ( I think that's the right number) voluntarily towards UK State pension. However I did work in Spain and I still paid everything in the UK and paid no taxes etc to Spain because my residency was still the UK. If you do move say to an EU country I think you have to be resident there if you are there longer than 182 days a year.

This means that I won't be able to keep the same deal that I have with my current employer, right? I mean, I won't be able to be his employee and find a different way of receiving the payments, isn't it?

Thanks

 

[islandman1010]

This means that I won't be able to keep the same deal that I have with my current employer, right? I mean, I won't be able to be his employee and find a different way of receiving the payments, isn't it?

Thanks

Are you employed or self employed? What is there to stop you being paid as you are now into a UK account and sending the money or using your cards etc to get the money out? Does the company take your tax and NI from your pay now?

 

[AquaticGamer]

I'm assuming taxes will be paid in the country that you are residing in.

 

[john2016]

Are you employed or self employed? What is there to stop you being paid as you are now into a UK account and sending the money or using your cards etc to get the money out? Does the company take your tax and NI from your pay now?

I'm employed. And yes, the company is the one who takes my tax and NI from my pay. My doubt is, considering that I will live in a different country (in the European Union), will it be possible to being paid as if I live in the UK (then I can just transfer the money to the country where I will live)

 

[islandman1010]

I'm employed. And yes, the company is the one who takes my tax and NI from my pay. My doubt is, considering that I will live in a different country (in the European Union), will it be possible to being paid as if I live in the UK (then I can just transfer the money to the country where I will live)

That's exactly what I would do. In Spain for example I just needed a Fiscal Representative who would file a return with the Spanish Tax Authorities that all tax matters are dealt with in the UK and have nothing to pay. It used to cost about £80. All Europe and UK have a double taxation treaty which means you only need to pay it once. In the olden days you had to pay the tax etc in Spain (for example) and deduct it from your UK liabilities. You can phone the HMRC helpline but I am sure they will be quite happy to keep collecting the UK taxes from the company. All you would need to do abroad is to get a Fiscal Rep to show your taxes are being paid.

 

[SiriNO]

I really was interested in this, and I can't offer any concrete support being a silly american but I can say I found this which seems pretty cut-and-dry:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-employees-working-abroad