Hi guys,
I was hoping for some advice. I've been in full employment in the UK up until the end of March this year. I got an opportunity to work on a newly created business but it's not based in the UK. The job requires that I travel out the country for a month, every 2-3 months. I get paid a salary every month. The business isn't registered in the UK so I'm finding it difficult to stay tax relevant. My family is trying to move to a different location within the UK but we keep getting asked about my work status, which I frankly don't know how to respond. If I say I'm employed, then they want to do a reference check but my employment isn't in the UK. If I say I'm self employed, then they want to contact my accountant (which I don't have) to do a reference. I'm hoping someone can give me some advice as to how to solve this problem. I can provide whatever information I may have missed out if it helps.
Thank you
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Not sure what your problem is. You are clearly employed. Your employer is resident overseas. Why can your overseas employer not provide rhe reference you require in the normal way?
exactly what I thought
Hi, thanks for that. That's exactly what I thought too but every time I mention my employer is abroad, I get, what I can only describe as a weird acknowledgment; you'd think my employment abroad were irrelevant.
What on earth does "Tax
What on earth does "Tax relevant" mean? Is your issue references for housing?
In a word, Yes, the main issue is referencing for housing. The reason I used the term "tax relevant" is because the agents I have spoken to always refer to evidence of paying taxes as proof of employment. But as my employment is abroad, I don't pay taxes here.
I would go even further than John, based on what's in your post you definitely need to be paying UK taxes. Get some proper advice and sort it out now before it become a major problem.
Your latest response raises a completely different issue. Why on earth don't you pay tax here? Nothing in your opening post explains why you wouldn't be UK resident for tax purposes and thus liable for UK tax on your worldwide income. The residence of your employer makes not the slightest difference. I suggest you need to consult a UK accountant urgently to see how you should regularise your affairs..
Thanks for the all the advise. I will be contacting an accountant to help me sort out my troubles. Although I did some research and it's very ambiguous when it comes to matters of having an employee abroad and paying taxes as there are a lot of things to consider such as if the funds are being brought into the country etc. But I think contacting an adviser is the best option at this point. Thanks again