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Where to pay taxes if self employed non-resident of the UK, travelling Europe?


by @jadi4nd 6yr  | 5 comments

Hi, I know there are a few posts around this topic but none of them quite answer my questions.

I am British and currently a resident in the UK.
Next year I am going to become a non-resident and spend over a year traveling mostly around Europe, moving every few weeks never staying anywhere longer than a month. (My first venture into becoming a digital nomad!)

I am remote, self employed, software developer working mostly for one client based in the UK.

Where am I liable to pay taxes?
From what I have read I will not be liable to pay taxes in UK, can anyone confirm this?
If not the UK then where if I am moving every few weeks?
If possible I want to avoid starting a company as this seems unnecessarily complicated for my work setup.

Thank you in advance for any help :slight_smile:

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@prasi00 6yr

Your UK income is taxable in UK even if you are not resident. If you can prove though that you are resident of another country, and it has double taxation agreement with UK you can make a claim and will not have to pay tax in UK. Bulgaria is also worth checking as potential residency as income tax is 10%.

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@chairsm 6yr

I would say U.K.

Best to consider getting a permanent residency somewhere in low tax or no tax on world wide income , and at same tim severing all ties with U.K. including bank account

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I donโ€™t think you necessarily need to ditch the bank account. Just donโ€™t use it for business and throttle down its use. You must have a clearly demonstrable residency in another location and a minimal footprint in the UK. Definitely not more than 3 months a yearin the UK. A car in the UK and a house are indications of continued residency. Ditch them. Hit the road and pick up alternative residency and pay taxes somewhere else. Suggest looking at Malta.

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@saniyusuf 6yr

I spent * months away one time in Nigeria and I paid my taxes in the UK still. I did not have a clear answer too so just paid in the UK.

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@vi 6yr

I spent a lot of time trying to figure this out myself. Itโ€™s kind of grey area. Some say you donโ€™t have to pay any taxes, other say you pay it in your home country if you donโ€™t have any permanent residency.

I believe the thing is: If tax office asks you where have you been paying your taxes lately, and you say nowhere, youโ€™ll be in trouble.

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General range of cost?

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Iโ€™ve got myself a DDJ 400 DJ controller, and the compact size makes it ideal to throw into my suitcase while I go travelling next year.

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Hello the community,

I am thinking about opening a business bank account in another country outside of France.
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Hey fellow nomads. I have an interesting situation.

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by @joaoalbertofn 7yr 7 years ago  | 8 comments

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by @davidmumfordmusic 7yr 7 years ago  | 3 comments

Have any of you nomads been approved for a mortgage in a foreign country?

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Which country is the easiest to get a Self Employed Visa?


by @msurocks99 7yr 7 years ago  | 4 comments

Dear Digital Nomads,

I am looking for a place where I can get easily a Digital Nomad visa i.e Self Employed VISA

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What's the ideal digital nomad places in Europe?

 

by @mrwhite 7yr 7 years ago  | 22 comments

Hello.

I am looking for doing about one month of solid work; I have previously worked out of Chiang Mai and I am looking for something simlar:

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โ€“ Christian

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