Couple of tax questions on working abroad

ab73

I'm planning to move to Italy in the next few months, but will continue to work remotely for my employer in the UK. My question is what do I do about tax? Currently I'm on PAYE and also submit a self-assessment form due to some freelance work. Do I just continue with this or should I stop paying UK tax and register in Italy instead?

Secondly, am renting out my flat in the UK for an amount that will just about cover the mortgage, and plan to rent a flat in Italy. Would I need to declare and pay tax on the rental income?

Appreciate any advice from the forum - thanks.

p00hsticks

The rental income is taxable. However, you can offset the mortgage interest and some other expenses against the rental income, but not any repayment of the capital.

MoneySavingUser

(and you can't offset the cost of your flat in italy either!)

if you keep working for your employer you would probably carry on as normal

will you be working for someone in italy aswell?

tyllwyd

You need to look at the rules about residence and domicile - way too complicated for me to understand, but you need to be clear about your status. And also you need to understand the tax rules in Italy as well, because they won't be the same as the UK rules. I would expect there to be a double taxation treaty in place so you wouldn't have to pay tax on the same income twice, but I think you should get advice from an accountant with UK/Italy knowledge asap to make sure everything is set up correctly from the start.