Certificate of Fiscal Residence - what to do about the 'foreign income' Thread poster: Ines Burrell
| Ines Burrell United Kingdom Local time: 10:26 Member (2004) English to Latvian + ...
Recently, there was a forum post about getting a Certificate of [Fiscal] Residence from the UK for Spanish agencies (http://www.proz.com/forum/money_matters/310556-uk_based_translators_and_spanish_agencies.html ). I am now in the same boat, and I have figured out the hoops I have to jump to get it. However, one question remains - in order to ge... See more Recently, there was a forum post about getting a Certificate of [Fiscal] Residence from the UK for Spanish agencies (http://www.proz.com/forum/money_matters/310556-uk_based_translators_and_spanish_agencies.html ). I am now in the same boat, and I have figured out the hoops I have to jump to get it. However, one question remains - in order to get the certificate, I have to declare foreign income, even if it is an imaginary figure. But what happens later when I file my next tax return? HMRC will expect me to declare this foreign income, right? Yet all the income, even coming from abroad, is earned here, in the UK, so it is not foreign income. A bit of Catch 22. Or am I overcomplicating things? Any advice would be vastly appreciated. Ines Edited: a bit slow on the uptake today, sorry!
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Hello, The link you post does not take me to the thread you describe and I cannot find it listed either. Could you perhaps check and repost, or tell me what my brain has not figured out yet? It looks like the Spanish agencies just need formal proof for tax purposes that you are based/registered in the UK, not in Spain. It's usually to do with EC taxation rules 'n' regs on VAT. Thanks, Nikki In the meantime,... See more Hello, The link you post does not take me to the thread you describe and I cannot find it listed either. Could you perhaps check and repost, or tell me what my brain has not figured out yet? It looks like the Spanish agencies just need formal proof for tax purposes that you are based/registered in the UK, not in Spain. It's usually to do with EC taxation rules 'n' regs on VAT. Thanks, Nikki In the meantime, this may help : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-a-certificate-of-residence https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/tax-credits-technical-manual/tctm04007
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The URL is correct, but Proz has stuck ")." on it because there is no space. You need to take that off manually (or the asker needs to edit his post and insert a space).
[Edited at 2017-02-18 19:42 GMT] | | | Ines Burrell United Kingdom Local time: 10:26 Member (2004) English to Latvian + ... TOPIC STARTER
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Indeed. It would be a good idea to edit your first post. | | | Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 10:26 Member (2008) Italian to English Foreign income | Feb 19, 2017 |
Ines: assuming you are resident in the UK for tax purposes and that you invoice from the UK for all the translations you do, then your income is UK income. You cannot declare imaginary figures for non-existent "Foreign Income". That would be illegal and would get you into serious trouble. Don't do it. Don't let anyone living in another country persuade you to do it. Your responsibility is to the tax authorities of the country in which you are resident, and not to the tax authoritie... See more Ines: assuming you are resident in the UK for tax purposes and that you invoice from the UK for all the translations you do, then your income is UK income. You cannot declare imaginary figures for non-existent "Foreign Income". That would be illegal and would get you into serious trouble. Don't do it. Don't let anyone living in another country persuade you to do it. Your responsibility is to the tax authorities of the country in which you are resident, and not to the tax authorities of any other country where you are not resident.
[Edited at 2017-02-19 09:15 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Ivana UK United Kingdom Local time: 10:26 Member (2005) Italian to English + ... Declare 0 under foreign income | Feb 19, 2017 |
Burrell wrote: However, one question remains - in order to get the certificate, I have to declare foreign income, even if it is an imaginary figure.
[Edited at 2017-02-18 19:44 GMT] No need to declare any foreign income as such - just enter 0 and then skip to the next section: "If you are not in receipt of foreign income, what are the circumstances under which you require a certificate? (If this relates to foreign property ownership, please provide the full address of the property/properties) below. Circumstances under which you require certificate": That's what I did a couple of years ago and I haven't had any problems. The form can be found at the following link: https://online.hmrc.gov.uk/shortforms/form/PT_CertOfRes HTH
[Edited at 2017-02-19 15:24 GMT] | | | Ines Burrell United Kingdom Local time: 10:26 Member (2004) English to Latvian + ... TOPIC STARTER
Ivana UK wrote: Burrell wrote: However, one question remains - in order to get the certificate, I have to declare foreign income, even if it is an imaginary figure.
[Edited at 2017-02-18 19:44 GMT] No need to declare any foreign income as such - just enter 0 and then skip to the next section: "If you are not in receipt of foreign income, what are the circumstances under which you require a certificate? (If this relates to foreign property ownership, please provide the full address of the property/properties) below. Circumstances under which you require certificate": That's what I did a couple of years ago and I haven't had any problems. The form can be found at the following link: https://online.hmrc.gov.uk/shortforms/form/PT_CertOfRes HTH [Edited at 2017-02-19 15:24 GMT] And all I got is the letter, not the certificate. Apart from the fact that they entered the wrong house number (on the letter, not on the address), it also clearly states that it is not for purpose of claiming benefits under any Double Taxation Agreement with the UK. Now, I can read it just fine, but the Spanish side is going to see 'Not for' and 'Double Taxation Agreement' because people who read these documents are not linguists. I received the letter on Saturday, so tomorrow I will be emailing it to the agency, but I can more or less see how this is going to play out (I have already given up on one client in Spain due to their legendary inflexibility when it comes to paperwork). Sadly, I really like the project and it is a long term one at that, but if the only way to get the actual certificate is to declare foreign income, which I have no intention of doing, because it is not foreign income, then I need to put the brakes on this as fast as I can. I guess I was hoping somebody would have been in this situation before and could offer some advice. | | | There is no moderator assigned specifically to this forum. To report site rules violations or get help, please contact site staff » Certificate of Fiscal Residence - what to do about the 'foreign income' Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
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