UK Personal Tax Allowance

stamboy

I have just read on the government website that Non-resident British citizens get a UK personal allowance.

Seems a bit weird that you can live outside the UK yet still be entitled to the personal allowance. I wonder why this is the case?

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stamboy wrote: »

I have just read on the government website that Non-resident British citizens get a UK personal allowance.

Seems a bit weird that you can live outside the UK yet still be entitled to the personal allowance. I wonder why this is the case?

You are still entitled to personal tax allowances as a non-resident if you are a UK, or European Economic Area (EEA) national.

stamboy

[Deleted User] wrote:

You are still entitled to personal tax allowances as a non-resident if you are a UK, or European Economic Area (EEA) national.

Thanks, is this exactly the same as if you were resident, i.e. does it cover all the same allowances such as income tax, CGT, etc? If not is there any info on the differences?

Thanks

uknick

Yes they are. It makes sense to allow them as tax is still due on income earned in the UK even if you are non resident.

00ec25

stamboy wrote: »

Thanks, is this exactly the same as if you were resident, i.e. does it cover all the same allowances such as income tax, CGT, etc? If not is there any info on the differences?

Thanks

CGT for non residents is very different … please read more about that
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-for-non-residents-uk-residential-property


there are other websites that explain the facts more clearly, it is simply a matter of using google yourself and reading them

polymaff

stamboy wrote: »

Thanks, is this exactly the same as if you were resident, i.e. does it cover all the same allowances such as income tax, CGT, etc? If not is there any info on the differences?

Thanks

uknick wrote: »

Yes they are. It makes sense to allow them as tax is still due on income earned in the UK even if you are non resident.

Isn't there one PA-related difference -the qualifying condition for MAT?

uknick

polymaff wrote: »

Isn't there one PA-related difference -the qualifying condition for MAT?

If you're referring to Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT), isn't that an Indian related tax issue? I'm not sure how that affects the OP.

sheramber

The problem with using abbreviations on a public forum.

MAT- Marriage Allowance Transfer

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance

It will not affect your application for Marriage Allowance if you or your partner:

are currently receiving a pension
live abroad - as long as you get a Personal Allowance.

polymaff

There's a different threshold for certain non-residents.


MAT is HMRC's own acronym, btw

uknick

Regarding TLA* which are rife in the public sector, I remember a memo from George Robertson when he became Defence Secretary in 1997 imploring us not to use them any more as they can cause confusion. It didn't help his argument signing the memo "Defence Secretary MoD".

*Three Letter Acronyms; an acronym for acronyms, where will it all end?

polymaff

uknick wrote: »

Regarding TLA* which are rife in the public sector, I remember a memo from George Robertson when he became Defence Secretary in 1997 imploring us not to use them any more as they can cause confusion. It didn't help his argument signing the memo "Defence Secretary MoD".

*Three Letter Acronyms; an acronym for acronyms, where will it all end?

In the case of my post, with "btw" :rotfl: