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Pete39 Oct 31st 2015 1:56 am

UK tax return
 
Has anybody any advice on this please? We have a property that we let in the UK and so I complete a tax return each year. We are looking at moving and wonder what will happen about the tax return as we will continue to earn an income whilst in Aus. Wil i need to continue to send them a return but online, will they mail me statements etc?
Thanks

louie Oct 31st 2015 11:28 am

Re: UK tax return
 
Yes you will need to keep on completing UK tax returns but at least at the moment, you won't be able to do it online if you use HMRC's software as it does not support the non-resident pages - see here. Commercial software does though.

They will correspond with you wherever you live.

You should deal with the non-resident landlord forms before you leave - see https://www.gov.uk/government/public...guidance-notes and https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ividuals-nrl1i.

pete699 Nov 1st 2015 5:46 am

Re: UK tax return
 
Thank you very much for the information - looks like a few nights good bedtime reading here!

Alfresco Nov 2nd 2015 10:47 am

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by louie (Post 11783683)
Yes you will need to keep on completing UK tax returns but at least at the moment, you won't be able to do it online if you use HMRC's software as it does not support the non-resident pages - see here. Commercial software does though.

They will correspond with you wherever you live.

You should deal with the non-resident landlord forms before you leave - see https://www.gov.uk/government/public...guidance-notes and https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ividuals-nrl1i.


I think I have done mine online the last 4 years via HMRC website. :unsure:

Still have to do this years one, but I no longer have any income from property or anything else there. Maybe I won't need to do it.

slackbloke Nov 3rd 2015 9:35 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 11785075)
I think I have done mine online the last 4 years via HMRC website. :unsure:

Still have to do this years one, but I no longer have any income from property or anything else there. Maybe I won't need to do it.

It depends on your tax status - if you are a non-UK resident for tax purposes you cannot do it online. So only temporary residents in Australia can do it online.

paulry Nov 4th 2015 12:13 am

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 11785075)
I think I have done mine online the last 4 years via HMRC website. :unsure:

Still have to do this years one, but I no longer have any income from property or anything else there. Maybe I won't need to do it.

You wont need to do it any more :thumbup:

Alfresco Nov 4th 2015 3:55 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by slackbloke (Post 11786001)
It depends on your tax status - if you are a non-UK resident for tax purposes you cannot do it online. So only temporary residents in Australia can do it online.

I logged on and the screen that came up said if you have UK property, which I no longer have, then you can do it online. So I no longer fit the online criteria.


Originally Posted by paulry (Post 11786104)
You wont need to do it any more :thumbup:

Yep, and I won't be doing one as I no longer need to. :thumbsup:

Interestingly when I logged on it said they owed me money, which has probably been sitting there since last year's return.

I promptly said pay it to my bank account. Waiting... :fingerscrossed:

slackbloke Nov 4th 2015 6:29 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 11786599)
I logged on and the screen that came up said if you have UK property, which I no longer have, then you can do it online. So I no longer fit the online criteria.



Yep, and I won't be doing one as I no longer need to. :thumbsup:

Interestingly when I logged on it said they owed me money, which has probably been sitting there since last year's return.

I promptly said pay it to my bank account. Waiting... :fingerscrossed:

It's self determining; it depends on your answer to question 8 of SA100.

paulry Nov 4th 2015 7:58 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 11785075)
I think I have done mine online the last 4 years via HMRC website. :unsure:

Still have to do this years one, but I no longer have any income from property or anything else there. Maybe I won't need to do it.

Not sure if we have discussed this before, but have you made arrangements to continue to pay NI contributions, so that you can grow the contribution years of your UK state pension?

Alfresco Nov 4th 2015 8:06 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by slackbloke (Post 11786667)
It's self determining; it depends on your answer to question 8 of SA100.

Thanks. I will have a look tomorrow to see what is involved.

Alfresco Nov 4th 2015 8:12 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by paulry (Post 11786708)
Not sure if we have discussed this before, but have you made arrangements to continue to pay NI contributions, so that you can grow the contribution years of your UK state pension?

No I haven't P. I figured that I ain't going back. I have given trying to get my other pension out. So will leave it there until retirement age and see what happens.

paulry Nov 4th 2015 8:43 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 11786719)
No I haven't P. I figured that I ain't going back. I have given trying to get my other pension out. So will leave it there until retirement age and see what happens.

Your UK state pension is not means tested and will be paid out regardless of where you are in the world. It's well worth topping up. I forget the exact figures but it only works out costing a few hundred pounds a year. Plus they allow you to top up quite cheaply the last 6 years or so since you left the UK. It'll probably be the most fruitful investment relative to outlay that you'll ever make. :cool:

Alfresco Nov 4th 2015 9:39 pm

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by paulry (Post 11786747)
Your UK state pension is not means tested and will be paid out regardless of where you are in the world. It's well worth topping up. I forget the exact figures but it only works out costing a few hundred pounds a year. Plus they allow you to top up quite cheaply the last 6 years or so since you left the UK. It'll probably be the most fruitful investment relative to outlay that you'll ever make. :cool:

Ok cool. Will check it out in the morning. :thumbup:

Kiwipaul Nov 7th 2015 10:27 am

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by paulry (Post 11786747)
Your UK state pension is not means tested and will be paid out regardless of where you are in the world. :cool:

Agreed
BUT if in Oz or NZ it is not index linked and so when you draw the pension it doesn't increase (as it would in UK). Also although it's not taxed in UK it is taxed in Oz and but unless your taxable income is greater then $30,000 when you retire you are under the taxable threshold for retirees.

paulry Nov 7th 2015 10:35 am

Re: UK tax return
 

Originally Posted by Kiwipaul (Post 11788718)
Agreed
BUT if in Oz or NZ it is not index linked and so when you draw the pension it doesn't increase (as it would in UK). Also although it's not taxed in UK it is taxed in Oz and but unless your taxable income is greater then $30,000 when you retire you are under the taxable threshold for retirees.

How does it work if both my wife and I have paid the full 35 qualifying years? Do we get the full pension (£115.95 per week) times two?


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