woody1974

don't know if anyone can help but i was just wondering what tax you get back when you leave the country, have spoken to a accountant and he said that i would be eligible to a rebate i was just wondering if anyone has done the same

many thanks

andy

Boomerang

Was just wondering the same... Will keep an eye on this thread.

nickyjohnt

I'm waiting for a rebate at the moment, Don't know how much though. I contacted my tax office and told them i was emigrating, Downloaded the forms P85 and sent them off about 3 weeks ago. They have acknowledged
receiving them just waiting to hear from them. I will chase them up in a couple of weeks though. Will be interesting if they are as keen to pay me back and how long it takes

John

woody1974

i'm waitin for a few cheques myself regards money overpaided, funny enough i've been waitin for a month or so i know what you mean. have asked an accountant and not sure but i think you get a months worth of tax but wanted to be sure and pick some brains on here.

terrym

We've done the same, just waiting for the rebate.

We are about to send them a £100 fine for not paying us inside of our specified time frame, and start charging them interest on the money they owe us

Do you think they'll pay it?

T

Wendy

When the tax office work out your tax each month they assume that you are working april to april each year.

If your tax code is 585L (example) you are allowed to earn 5850 per annum or 112.50 per week before tax. If you leave work after say 48 weeks then that will increase to 121.88 per week. So this is why you will receive a rebate as you will not be earning any more in this country.

nickyjohnt

Interesting point. Would be nice to think this would happen.

John

Wendy

I'd say ........ no chance

woody1974

lol better get the red letters ready, wonder if they'll send you a cheque straight away.

Bert'n'Stella

We left in November - I got £550 back. They told Bert they wanted a tax return for 04/05 before looking at the p85 for 05/06. Duly did this - they then paid him over £500 for 04/05 and almost four times that for 05/06! Makes you wonder how much you've overpaid in previous years!!!!

Stella

Neil & Shell

Hi Andy

You need to complete form P85 and send to HM Revenue & Customs.

In order to speed up the process you must make sure the form is completed correctly and you enclose your P45. You should receive your P45 from your employer when you leave. You also need to know the date you left the UK.

I received my rebate within 3 weeks of leaving the UK direct into my bank account.

I'm an UK accountant and now work for a firm of chartered accountants in Brisbane. My role is to work on UK tax returns and accounts aswell as Australian tax returns.

If anyone wants me to calculate how much rebate you will get or you need help with your tax returns please send me a PM.

Good luck with the move to Australia

Shell

The Bevs

We filled in the forms in December and got letter from them yesterday in oz.
We got nearly thousand quid between the both of us!! So well worth it.
Sue

woody1974

thanks shell, always good to hear it from someone in the know as they say, will look into it a bit more now and get all the info together for the p85 form.
flying into brissy on the 18th of march for a few days so hope the weathers good lol.

thanks again all

andy