Working Abroad

WelshPianist

NottinghamKnight said:

So you are resident on the basis of the first bullet point for this tax year, and would become non resident next year assuming things don't change. You used to be able to be non resident from the date you left, ie it didn't have to be full tax years, this is what I did when I worked in Hong Kong in the late nineties, but the law has changed. 

In other words, I have to stay until at least 6th April 2022 in order to not remain a UK resident and therefore not have to pay any UK tax on the income I've received since the day I arrived in Bahrain?

Johnnyboy11

Study the KPMG flowchart and RDR3 links that I posted earlier, your answers are there. Look for the Automatic Overseas Tests and the Split Year Treatment. Days in the UK depend on several factors, but if you're working full-time overseas you can visit the UK for 90 days but no more that 30 days working in the UK in any given tax year. In a split year, you ignore the days before you leave the UK but need to consider UK visits thereafter, broadly on a pro-rata basis (I think there is a look up table in RDR3). If you make it to 6th April 2022 then there's no tax to pay. Otherwise you remain UK Resident throughout your adventure and liable for UK income tax on your worldwide earnings. Again, best get specialist advice, and keep good records of your working hours and travel.