Do i pay Tax.

smithwombwell

I left the French Foreign Legion last year after 22 years with a monthly pension paid into a French bank account. Im living at my parents address in the UK for the moment. Is this pension taxable in the UK ? (about 1200 euros a month). No one seems to know.

msmicawber

I don't know either, but you may find some useful information here: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/eimanual/EIM74500.htm

System

It all depends on where you are resident/domiciled. If your stay with your parents is temporary for a short time then having lived abroad for so long you may still be classed as non-resident.

It also depends on whether you have taxable income in the UK.

These are the notes which accompany a non-residence page for an income tax return they might help you determine your residency/domicile status.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/worksheets/sa109-notes.pdf

BTW even if you had to declare the income in the UK you would only declare 90% of it and you would be given credit for any tax deducted by the French government under the double taxation agreement.