UK Tax Question

[SpamCanDriver]

Hi

Does anyone know the tax situation for a UK citizen if I was working for an Hong Kong based airline and being paid in Hong Kong but commuting from the UK?

Many Thanks

[Kitsune]

If you're domiciled in UK, (i.e. wife/house/kids/dog/cat etc) you pay UK tax.

[SpamCanDriver]

Cheers for the reply does that mean I'll have to pay tax in the UK & Hong Kong or do the UK & Hong Kong have an taxation agreement?

[honkerskonkers]

Residency & Domicile

Kitsune is incorrect.

Your domicility has no impact on whether you pay UK or HK income tax. You pay income tax based on where you are resident. I am resident in Hong Kong and have been for the last 8 years but i am still UK domicile. I pay Hong Kong income tax.

[OneWord]

I believe (tax) residency is any stay over 90 days in the UK and 60 in HKG. There should be a bi-lateral agreement were you will pay the difference of tax to the UK (40%-15%), but I haven't seen that in B&W.

[checkedandset]

Double Taxation

Not correct - HK and UK do have a double taxation agreement. If you pay HK tax then that amount is deductible from the amount of UK tax you need to pay. I know because I did it for a number of years.

[Max Reheat]

Me too. The UK Revenue was very understanding of the situaton for UK based CX pilots. I wish their forms had been easier to complete though!

[AnAmusedReader]

Not Quite Right

Not correct - HK and UK do have a double taxation agreement.

Not correct, actually. There isn't a formal double taxation agreement. However, the UK tax guys give a concession and deduct HKG paid tax from your UK tax liability. As checkedandset says, this has been the deal for many years. It could, as any concession, be withdrawn but unlikely.

[throw a dyce]

Maybe www.hmrc.gov.uk might be some help.