kelv Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Hey guys Been nearly 5 yrs since we came to this great country,won’t lie been hard been very ill,move from Melbourne to the regionals just before covid and only Pom in the work force,bought our second house last year and sold one so all good and flights booked in September for a visit to the Uk and get a copy of my birth certificate so can get my citizenship [emoji1] then back home to oz.Just wondering how many of you guys informed hmrc when you left the Uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIG85 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 There’s no need to inform HMRC of your departure from the UK. However, you will generally be required to continue to file a UK income tax return if you have any UK source income. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea4too Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 This link to the UK government website might help. It clarifies that you must inform HMRC if you leave the UK to live abroad permanently, or to work abroad full time for at least one full tax year. Tax on UK incomes is also referenced, along with the option for paying National Insurance Contributions. T x https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelv Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 There’s no need to inform HMRC of your departure from the UK. However, you will generally be required to continue to file a UK income tax return if you have any UK source income. Thanks I thought that might be the case [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, tea4too said: This link to the UK government website might help. It clarifies that you must inform HMRC if you leave the UK to live abroad permanently, or to work abroad full time for at least one full tax year. Tax on UK incomes is also referenced, along with the option for paying National Insurance Contributions. T x https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk ooppss we didnt inform them, not that i can recall anyway. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 7 hours ago, kelv said: Hey guys Been nearly 5 yrs since we came to this great country,won’t lie been hard been very ill,move from Melbourne to the regionals just before covid and only Pom in the work force,bought our second house last year and sold one so all good and flights booked in September for a visit to the Uk and get a copy of my birth certificate so can get my citizenship then back home to oz. Just wondering how many of you guys informed hmrc when you left the Uk I told them I was going, as that was the only way to get a refund of the tax I had paid for that financial year. If I remember rightly, the form is a P85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, kelv said: Thanks I thought that might be the case There's really no benefit in not informing them. If you're trying to avoid tax somehow (though I can't imagine how), it's not worth the risk because the British and Australian tax authorities share information these days. Edited June 29, 2022 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetBlast Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 16:31, kelv said: Just wondering how many of you guys informed hmrc when you left the Uk I certainly did - and got a nice tax refund as a result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 7 hours ago, JetBlast said: I certainly did - and got a nice tax refund as a result! But you would have got that anyway at the end of the year, you didn't get a refund for leaving you got a refund based on how much you earnt and how much tax had been withheld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetBlast Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Ausvisitor said: But you would have got that anyway at the end of the year, you didn't get a refund for leaving you got a refund based on how much you earnt and how much tax had been withheld If I hadn't filled out the paperwork and notified them I would have received nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 12 hours ago, JetBlast said: If I hadn't filled out the paperwork and notified them I would have received nothing. You would have, but without the filing it generally takes about 3 years for them to work through the backlog. Nowadays it's much quicker and they are working through backlogs from the last decade or so, many people are getting cheques for past overpayments sent back to them. That said I am looking forward to hitting submit on my final UK tax return and my first AUS one in the next few weeks. The UK owes me £5,700 in overpaid tax for last year and the AUD authorities about $13,500 for 21/22 tax year. Kerching ! ! ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetBlast Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Ausvisitor said: You would have, but without the filing it generally takes about 3 years for them to work through the backlog. Nowadays it's much quicker and they are working through backlogs from the last decade or so, many people are getting cheques for past overpayments sent back to them. That said I am looking forward to hitting submit on my final UK tax return and my first AUS one in the next few weeks. The UK owes me £5,700 in overpaid tax for last year and the AUD authorities about $13,500 for 21/22 tax year. Kerching ! ! ! There was me getting excited when I found $10 when the first time I put my coat on this winter! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 03/07/2022 at 10:04, Ausvisitor said: You would have, but without the filing it generally takes about 3 years for them to work through the backlog. Nowadays it's much quicker and they are working through backlogs from the last decade or so, many people are getting cheques for past overpayments sent back to them. That said I am looking forward to hitting submit on my final UK tax return and my first AUS one in the next few weeks. The UK owes me £5,700 in overpaid tax for last year and the AUD authorities about $13,500 for 21/22 tax year. Kerching ! ! ! Nice isn't it I have to say both the UK and AU tax paid me in about a week once I submitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelv Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 Got our citizenship certificate last week so knuckling down and getting my private and state pensions from Uk sorted.Need to voluntarily pay my national insurance contribution to qualify for a full pension went on govWebsite bit of a mind field any easy solutions out there [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 47 minutes ago, kelv said: Got our citizenship certificate last week so knuckling down and getting my private and state pensions from Uk sorted.Need to voluntarily pay my national insurance contribution to qualify for a full pension went on gov Website bit of a mind field any easy solutions out there Contact the International Pension Centre and ask for a pension forecast. They'll send you a letter telling you what you're entitled to and also an explanation of exactly how to pay. https://www.gov.uk/international-pension-centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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