Income tax for internationally mobile employees - part 1

Any company with employees working overseas needs to consider the local tax rules as well as compliance with UK employment tax rules, explains Martin Jackson, employment tax writer at Croner Taxwise

For income tax, the basic principles from which to start are that an individual who is resident in a country will generally be taxed in that country on their worldwide income, but regardless of residence, an individual who is physically present and working in a country will be liable to tax in that country on income received for performing that work.

From these principles, it immediately becomes clear that a person who is resident in one country while temporarily working in another country could be liable to tax in both countries in respect of the same income.

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