flyboy35

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post, looking for some help....

I work for an airline in the uk and seriously considering moving to ibiza. I will still be based in the uk and paid through PAYE with my company. What are the tax implications? Do i just pay the amount of tax for the time that i spend in the uk as a tax return or do the company take it out of my wage?
Both my partner and I own properties in the UK, what are the tax drawbacks of this?

Can anyone recommend anywhere to live in ibiza itself? I will be moving with my partner we are both 28 with no kids.

Many Thanks!

Rosemary

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amideislas

Presuming you can prove you are not "resident" in Spain for more than 183 days per year, then you will not be considered a tax resident, which would require that you to move your entire fiscal life into the Spanish tax system.

Aside from the usual complications in changing to the Spanish system, the UK system may be more advantageous to you, and certainly offers far more benefits than the Spanish system, should you ever find yourself without income.

Possibly the only way that the Spanish system could be an advantage to you is if you defraud it in some way, which, despite the large numbers of people who do so, is strongly not recommended. You should ask a professional tax adviser who can compare the two situations and lead you to a rational, informed conclusion.

Also, whatever you do, keep the vast majority of your assets in Sterling. "Spanish" Euros have a rather uncertain future. (before you say all Euros are valued the same, ask a Greek or a Cypriot banker if that's true).

Good luck!

cricketman

There are two very big reasons to be tax resident in Spain:
1. You get access to the public health service
2. You get access to the public education service - important if you ever have children

steviedeluxe

Disagree.
If your expenses are going to be in Euros, keep at least some of your wodge in Euros.
Many suffered when the pound (which bought 1.70 or 1.65 euros a few years back), slumped to 1.05.
It's recovered somewhat since then (to 1.17) and we all hope that it doesn't plunge again. Trouble is, no-one really knows, even the new governor of the BoE. But the sensible advice must always be to hedge a percentage of your money.

amideislas

The opposite could be argued as well. There is no shortage of economists who believe the Euro is grossly overvalued and has nowhere to go but down (as it will eventually be necessary to print a lot more of it). And many argue that the eurozone's fundamentals certainly don't support its valuation. That certainly seems obvious to me.

But as demonstrated recently, there's certainly greater risk of Euro assets being seized than sterling assets.

steviedeluxe

As I said, if the OP is going to be spending money in Euros, then he should keep a chunk in Euros. Not all of his money - he can keep a majority at home.

As for risk - we have seen the pound lose value from 1.70 down to 1.05. Ok it may go the other way, but no-one can be sure.

Sterling assets are just as vulnerable as euro assets. Ask anyone who had savings in Equitable Life or a pension from Maxwell. Hedge, to be safe!

snikpoh

... or Icelandic banks.


Please don't follow any advice I give as it seems doomed.

• My pension was with Equitable Life
• ALL my savings were in Iceland
• I came here to renovate property and live off the rental income

steviedeluxe

Really sorry to hear that.
But it is often useful to hear from those who've experienced the knocks.. so keep contributing, please...
And if I'm ever in your area I'll have to invite you to a
Chin up!

Lynn R

Very true. There have been times when I've kicked myself for not transferring my savings to Euros when, less than a year after we moved sterling started to fall from around the €1.40 it was when we moved down to almost parity. But now the decision looks less foolish. And I've spent most of it so no need to worry about declaring overseas assets! There are times (not many, to be sure) when being a relative pauper can be less stressful than being loaded.

lauren1990

Hello,

Just seen your post about moving to Ibiza. I live in Ibiza and have done for 3 years. You won't regret the move. Its a lovely place to live!