Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
May 2nd 2018, 6:14 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
That last point is excellent as it is also a hedge against problems if one decides to return to the UK permanently. I use my UK credit card now and again to keep the bank interested, and have rental income moving through my bank account. I kept my mortgage on the house, so there is a cash flow through the account, and ongoing credit history.
May 24th 2018, 3:03 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
File your P85 and get a tax rebate for this financial year.
https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk
https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk
May 24th 2018, 3:08 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
Yes, you can. I filed mine from France quite a long time after I left the UK. Several cheques then trickled through to my address in Paris for money owned from previous tax years.
May 24th 2018, 4:11 pm
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May 24th 2018, 10:22 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
1. Get yourself a cheap printer as Canadian government organisations require hard copies of proof of address.
2. Make sure you have someone back home taking care of the garden.
3. Refunds for tv licence and car tax will be sent to your UK registered address in the forms of a cheque. Make sure you have someone available to deposit the cheques into your UK bank account.
2. Make sure you have someone back home taking care of the garden.
3. Refunds for tv licence and car tax will be sent to your UK registered address in the forms of a cheque. Make sure you have someone available to deposit the cheques into your UK bank account.
May 26th 2018, 6:19 am
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
If you have small children buy some calpol or the usual go to that you typically use. You will transfer your affections at some point but at first, its handy to have.
If you are on any contraceptive that requires a trip to the doctor, get that sorted out just before you leave to get a supply in. You will thank yourself..
If you are on any contraceptive that requires a trip to the doctor, get that sorted out just before you leave to get a supply in. You will thank yourself..
May 31st 2018, 2:49 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
File your P85 and get a tax rebate for this financial year.
https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk
https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk
May 31st 2018, 5:08 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
Furthermore if you pay by self assessment you cannot use P85 - again I know this because I did the P85 again after I left the UK and have now received an official letter from the HMRC to my Canadian address telling me, and I quote, "Thank you for sending your completed form P85 Leaving the UK. You can't use this form to claim a tax refund because you pay through Self Assessment" It then goes on to tell me that I have to submit a self assessment and confirmation of my new residency status.
May 31st 2018, 5:34 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
The Form P85 is for if you have 'left' the UK, past tense. As in theory you could earn money up until the day you leave (infact my last day at work was only the day before I left) and so if you had already completed the P85 it wouldnt be correct. I did this only last month online before leaving and you have to enter the date you LEFT the UK so if you put a date in the future (if you havent left yet) it doesnt allow you to proceed.
Furthermore if you pay by self assessment you cannot use P85 - again I know this because I did the P85 again after I left the UK and have now received an official letter from the HMRC to my Canadian address telling me, and I quote, "Thank you for sending your completed form P85 Leaving the UK. You can't use this form to claim a tax refund because you pay through Self Assessment" It then goes on to tell me that I have to submit a self assessment and confirmation of my new residency status.
Furthermore if you pay by self assessment you cannot use P85 - again I know this because I did the P85 again after I left the UK and have now received an official letter from the HMRC to my Canadian address telling me, and I quote, "Thank you for sending your completed form P85 Leaving the UK. You can't use this form to claim a tax refund because you pay through Self Assessment" It then goes on to tell me that I have to submit a self assessment and confirmation of my new residency status.
May 31st 2018, 11:02 pm
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Re: Any last minute hints and tips before you left UK.
Turn off the lights!
