D.Greylish Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Good morning all , I’m after some advice please. We are looking to move to the sunshine coat this year. I’m currently a limited company contractor working for several clients offering engineering design services from hone in electrical control systems. I’m interested to understand the implications of continuing to operate my limited company when we have made the move and just continue working for my UK clients , then maybe even pick up some new Australian ones. Please can you advise on the implications of this , and if anyone knows of any accountants specialising in UK/ Australia finances please let me know . Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 59 minutes ago, D.Greylish said: Good morning all , I’m after some advice please. We are looking to move to the sunshine coat this year. I’m currently a limited company contractor working for several clients offering engineering design services from hone in electrical control systems. I’m interested to understand the implications of continuing to operate my limited company when we have made the move and just continue working for my UK clients , then maybe even pick up some new Australian ones. Please can you advise on the implications of this , and if anyone knows of any accountants specialising in UK/ Australia finances please let me know . Much appreciated I can’t answer the bit about you continuing to operate but Alan Collett from Go Matilda is an Accountant who specialises in UK/Australian finance matters. He is also a migrant agent so he would be able to answer all your queries I expect. I assume you already have the necessary visa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 We looked into this as I did similar. When speaking to UK clients whilst they didn't mind me not being on site they weren't happy with a 12 hour time difference. Some where so we looked into insurance, the cost is prohibitive if you do the work outside of the UK, most company insurers won't touch you for the mandatory insurances and instead tell you to open an Australian subsidiary. Tax is a disaster, honestly it will be easier to setup as a Australian entity and contract with your UK clients as an Australian company billing them in pounds and agreeing to contracts under UK law. Also it will make the move to local clients easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I agree with Ausvisitor. Trying to keep the UK company going will just be a nightmare. It's not hard to set yourself up as an Australian company and then it's much easier to deal with them as an Aussie company billing them in pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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