Hello
I am having problems working out both my husband and my self assessment forms this year as we lived in both the UK and Germany. I would be really grateful if someone could read through our situation and for any advice you can give me!
Tax Year 18-19
From April - June (me)/ August (my husband) we were both employed and self employed in the UK.
From May onwards we rented out our house in the UK. We moved out in May and lived with our parents until July (me)and August (my husband) when we moved to Germany
My husband set up as self employed in Germany as a handyman and worked from September but not full time. He then got a job from November to April which was also part time.
In Germany the tax year runs from January to December and so my husband submitted a tax return in Germany for 2018 and was refunded the tax he paid in November and December for his employment as he made losses for that part of the year. As the German tax year runs from Jan-Dec he won't be submitting another German tax return until after January 2020 but I'm thinking I will need the information from January - April 5th for the UK return.
I did not work in Germany during the 18-19 tax year (I was taking German language courses).
I've gone through the split year treatment list and I don't think we qualify for any as my neither of us were working full time in Germany and we lived in another home in the UK for longer than 16 days after leaving our actual 'home' (after renting it out).
I believe that we need to make appropriate claims under double taxation agreements (I think there is one between Germany and the UK) but not sure how this works.
What do I actually need to do to make these claims - is there a particular form I need to fill in and return with my self assessment or do I need to do this before I submit my SA?
Do I need to enter my husband's German income from September to April?
Do I need to enter the amount my husband paid in tax from September to December even though it has been refunded to him because of losses?
If I have to enter the tax from January to April - can I make an informed guess as he doesn't know how much tax he will pay in Germany yet, as he won't be doing his German tax return until after January 2020?
I would really appreciate any help and advice you could offer both me and my husband.
Thank you!
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