Working abroad for 6-12 months

by **carpetseller** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:57 pm

I have a UK property and am a UK citizen. My family are all based in UK.
I have an opportunity to work for a Middle East company for most of 2012. Possibly a period of 6 months initially commencing January, then possible 3 month extensions after then. They won't tax me on any earnings at all.
I would rent an apartment there and my wife would join me. We'd only come back to UK every 3 months for a long weekend.
Would I still have to pay UK tax on the earnings, or any money brought into the UK at the end of the contract?

by **mullet** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:25 pm

Yes. In your particular circumstances you will remain UK resident for tax purposes.

by **carpetseller** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:26 pm

Thant's what I thought, many thanks for the speedy reply

by **maths** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:15 pm

Try and get the contract to start say 1 April 2012 and to span through until say 30 April 2013; then you will lose UK residence and no UK tax on the income.