UK Tax Services for French residents/movers from ICAEW Accredited Accountant

Welcome to France!  It is a wonderful country to live in, though the bureaucracy can be challenging sometimes.

As a resident of Normandy I understand your challenges.

Even though you have left the UK you still need to handle UK Tax.  We provide a friendly and simple service on things you may need help on, such as:

– Telling HMRC you have left the UK:  it is important to do that, especially if you have been under UK Self Assessment

– Stopping paying tax on UK income:  State Pensions and Private Pensions should not be taxed in the UK – we can help with the paperwork to ensure HMRC stop taxing these at souce – and can liaise with a French provider to help you with the French tax office side of this.

– UK tax returns for Property income: If you let out any UK property you must still do a UK tax return and pay UK tax if needed.  Generally you must still do a return even if you are below the UK personal allowance. Not filling in the return can lead to expensive penalties.  Also as a non-resident you must use paid software or an Accountant to submit your return – the free HMRC software will not do the job.

– Legacy challenges:  HMRC may have made a mess of your UK Tax affairs through no fault of yours.  This can be checked and see if you have overpaid tax.

– Tax Residency:  do not assume “I spend more time in France than the UK so I’m not UK tax resident.” It is often not simple especially if you live between both countries and you may need advice.  Also do not fall into the trap of saying “I only have a visitors visa so I will stay UK tax resident.”  This is often wrong and you can then pay far too much tax – why pay more than you need? 

 

For a free no-obligation discussion, reach out to me on (+33) 06 37 70 06 01, or fill out the contact form below.

Paul Robson BA(Hons) BFP FCA of Houx Services Limited
www.houxservices.eu

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