UK tax while in US
#1
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UK tax while in US
Hi guys,
I heard from a colleague that if you work in the US you have to continue to pay UK national insurance? Does anyone know if this is the case?
Thanks for your help
I heard from a colleague that if you work in the US you have to continue to pay UK national insurance? Does anyone know if this is the case?
Thanks for your help
#2
Re: UK tax while in US
If you do, it's probably dependent on a lot of details not included in your post.
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Re: UK tax while in US
I was told it was a legal requirement if you want to be eligible for a state penion when you retire. I should add I am some 30-years minimum away from retiring.
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Re: UK tax while in US
Of course if you are going to move permanently to the US, you can stop paying it if you think you will be eligible for a US pension, although (and someone please correct me if I am wrong) I think I have read on here that you can claim both?
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Re: UK tax while in US
I work in the USA. I pay Tax. Plus National Insurance.
#10
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To tell the truth I wish I'd kept up payments in the UK I'm pretty sure that's where we'll be when we retire. You can only back pay two years at a time can't you?
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Re: UK tax while in US
Go to to direct.gov on the uk msn home pge it will tell you everything you need to know.
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Re: UK tax while in US
I'm pretty sure that you have seven or eight years to make up a (specific) lost tax year.
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Re: UK tax while in US
SNAP!
I think I win?
There was a thread about this recently, do a search. I had posted in it. It basically depends on the contract structure whether you have to pay NI or US SS.
If you have to pay NI you dont have to pay US SS. If you have to pay US SS you dony have to pay UK NI. If you pay US SS you MAY pay UK class 2 NI by choice to keep up entitlement to retirement benefits etc.
I think I win?
There was a thread about this recently, do a search. I had posted in it. It basically depends on the contract structure whether you have to pay NI or US SS.
If you have to pay NI you dont have to pay US SS. If you have to pay US SS you dony have to pay UK NI. If you pay US SS you MAY pay UK class 2 NI by choice to keep up entitlement to retirement benefits etc.