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Tax advice (move from Belgium to UK)
I am a Belgian wonan who moved to UK last year.
I was non-working and lived with husband in Belgium who wroks. We filed joint taxes in Belgium.
Last year I moved to UK (husband is still in Belgium) and earned a small income in UK. I gave my Belgian national number to the bank in UK.
Will tax be filed as before in Belgium and my separate tax in UK?
Also financial years don't match in Belgium and UK.
Thanks in advance for advice.
I'm no expert but have been completing both UK and Belgian tax returns for the last 10+ years. For the UK you have to count the number of days you are present in the tax year to see if you are 'Resident for tax purposes'. If you are there full time then it is likely you will be subject to UK tax.
Use this link to see if you need to complete a tax return in the UK. If you are employed, have low income and are paying tax through PAYE with no other income then the likely answer is no but you need to check. I've always found the HMRC helpline very helpful with any questions I have.
If you are still registered with your old commune in Belgium then you will still be liable for tax in Belgium although the double-taxation treaty (available on-line both in English and in French & Dutch) will ensure that the same income isn't taxed twice (except, perhaps, for the additional centimes).
As I understand it, after you moved to the UK you should have registered with the Belgian Embassy and that would have cancelled your registration in Belgium.
If you were non-working in belgium, then i guess your husband put part of his income, your personal allowance, against your 0 taxes? if you are no longer officially registered in belgium he will no longer be able to do that. so he will pay more taxes. Your small income for only part of the year, might come under the uk limit of approx £11000. You should pay taxes in the UK on your income provided it is salary rather then self-employed.
