Can I work remotely in Thailand while paying UK taxes without facing double taxation issues?

maybe I didn’t write this correctly. My DTV will be processed based on a letter from my employer stating that I can work remotely.

My tax will be deducted from my salary exactly as it is now.

But I don’t want to be taxed twice otherwise I will not work and retire completely.

Greg ********

So you salary will be taxed in UK? If so if it is then remitted to Thailand it will be subjects to the Thai-UK Double Taxation Agreement. You will nkt be taxed twice. In some cases there can be a slight differential in rates but then you are really getting into the reeds. I would not be worrying about it to be honest. In fact Thailand already talking about rescinding the overseas earning rule brought in for 2014

John *********

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hence Im hoping to chat with someone also doing the same thing…

It might be that I have to pay the tax in thailand and then claim it back from the UK at a later date. I know there is a question on my tax form that I submit each year which asks, how many weeks per year did I work outside of the UK.

Greg ********

Yeah. Check with a tax advisor. When I worked outside UK I signed out with HMRC that I was no longer tax resident. Pal working offshore fell foul one year as spent too many nights in UK and ended up owing. I do not think you will have any issue at all with Thailand unless company is paying you direct into account here with no tax withheld anywhere.

John *********

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no all my payments will be to my uk bank account exactly as now.

I wont be returning to to UK. Just a couple of trips to Greece in september and italy in May.

Greg ********

So you are paying UK tax at source. If you do not tell HMRC you are NOT tax resident then will anything change? As for Thailand unless you remit vast amounts into a Thai account I doubt they will notice. There is a Thai-UK DTA. Have a read. It is quite short. You will not be double taxed.

John *********

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i have to state on my self assessment tax form each year: ‘How many days were spent working outside of the uk’

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John **********

There's no tax implications as far as the DTV is concerned. Tax implications only become relevant if you become a Thai tax resident (180 days or more inside Thailand in a calendar year). Any income you then bring into Thailand is potentially liable to thai tax, and if you have already paid tax on that income in a country with a Dual Tax Agreement with Thailand you can claim a credit for tax already paid on the income

19 hours ago

John *********

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Certainly is a tricky one.

Would hate to work for a year and find im hit with a big bill to pay.

11 hours ago

John *********

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thanks John. So i pay my tax as normal in the UK then tell thailand tax department that Ive already paid my tax as it is taken out of my salary automatically?

I will be in Thailand most of the year with a couple of trips back to Europe

John *********

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Perfect thanks John

John **********

pro rata to the relative income you bring in to Thailand. All in the DTA between UK and Thailand

John *********

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i will check the DTA.

Its not a necessity I work. Just considering whether its worth it.

14 hours ago

John *********

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what is pro rata in this instance John?

If im 100% out of uk…

14 hours ago

John **********

pro rata just means if you have income in the UK and you bring 100% if that income into Thailand you can claim 100% taxy credit but if you only bring 50% of that income into Thailand you can only claim 50%

John *********

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when you say bring in to thailand, my money is aid into my uk bank. And as I cant open a thai bank account on a DTV, there is no other option

John **********

it doesn't matter how you bring it in. If you withdraw from your UK account using an ATM in Thailand that's bringing it in. If you transfer to a friend's account in Thailand that's bringing it in. Whether you have a bank account in Thailand or not is immaterial

12 hours ago

John *********

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ok so I pay tax on my money in UK, but as I draw it out from an ATM, i claim credit against it from the tax ive already paid on it in the UK?

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