Originally Posted by
Fareastdriver
You have to remember that to qualify for non residence tax status you have to be out of the UK for the whole tax year apart from your 180 days allowance. If you go or come back within the tax year you are liable for that year's taxes.
I think you will find it is nowhere near 180 days unfortunately. Nearer 90-120 max in UK before you become tax resident. Depends on your ties to the country.......
As mentioned, if your Chinese airline pays ALL tax in China then there wont be an issue in UK as the overall tax rates in China are very similar to UK and as such no top up required. The issue is finding out whether the airline you are moving to pays full tax before committing as otherwise you will get an unwelcome tax bill.
Cheers