jdr

You pay tax where your money is if you are retired, so they still have their beady hands on you.

Herman

That's what offshore tax havens are for!

jdr

All that has to be declared by the banks now.

Ray51

Or : tax on interest deducted , in some jurisdictions !
Real Royal Rip-Off !

fionamw

I think also, you might find they'd term it tax avoidance rather than evasion, which carries penalties, as folk too numerous to mention could testify!

PeteC

I am in a similar situation to dissonantlife... I'm British by birth, self employed and currently working for a UK based company (for 3 years now), in many different countries (never in the UK) - mostly for less than a month at a time. I qualify as non-resident in the UK and therefore I pay no tax there. My accountant says it's highly unusual to not pay any tax anywhere and is worried that it will come back and bite me in the future. He says I need professional advice! Thought that's what I paid him for.... so I am looking for professional advice! Can you be resident of no country? That is the title of this thread and it's the question that noone seems to have an answer for. Even the professionals.

jdr

From being self employed for 45 years, I know tax is due where the work is carried out, it doesn`t matter where you come from to do it, and the onus to pay it is on you.
Also under UK law you can`t be self employed and only work for one company.

fionamw

Which is kind of what the OP seemed to be accepting, while also seeming prepared to take his chances because of the speed of moving between jobs/countries - if I understood correctly!

PeteC

Yes. I personally work in about 15 different countries every year. Am I supposed to complete forms for and pay tax to each one of them at the end of every year? Or while I am there? Also, regarding self-employment and one client it is, according to my accountant, between the IR and the client (who are a large company employing a lot of ppl as self-employed). Appreciate the posts, thank you.

meauxna

Well, why shouldn't you? If you earn money from their jurisdiction, you should contribute back for the services that you've used (breathing their air).

Honestly.

jdr

I know a few people that lost their 715 cards because they only worked for one company and the IR said that as they were employed by only one company then they should be on their payroll and national ins scheme.
They were caught out by only paying in cheques from that company.