Whether you need to pay depends on if you’re classed as ‘resident’ in the UK for tax. If you’re not UK resident, you will not have to pay UK tax on your foreign income. If you’re UK resident, you’ll normally pay tax on your foreign income. But you may not have to if your permanent home (‘domicile’) is abroad.

Do I get a UK personal allowance if I live abroad?

You are normally entitled to a UK personal allowance if you are resident for tax purposes in the UK. In addition, even if you are not resident for tax purposes in the UK, you are entitled to the UK personal allowance if you are a national of either the UK or an EEA country.

How long do you have to work outside the UK not to pay tax?

You’re automatically non-resident if either: you spent fewer than 16 days in the UK (or 46 days if you have not been classed as UK resident for the 3 previous tax years) you work abroad full-time (averaging at least 35 hours a week) and spent fewer than 91 days in the UK, of which no more than 30 were spent working.

How can I avoid paying UK tax when working abroad?

In order to be classed as a non-resident and exempt from UK tax, you will need to:

1. work abroad for at least one full tax year.
2. spend no more than 182 days in the UK in any tax year.
3. spend no more than 91 days in the UK on average over a four-year period.

Do you have to pay taxes in Hong Kong if you are an expat?

An expat employee is subject to salaries tax if his or her employment income is sourced in Hong Kong, even if he or she is not ordinarily resident in the territory.

How does salary tax work in Hong Kong?

The residence status of the employee is generally not determinative when considering their liability to salaries tax. Hong Kong (SAR) salaries tax is charged in respect of income arising in or derived from Hong Kong (SAR) from any office or employment of profit (and any pension).

How is rental income taxed in Hong Kong?

Rental income – If an individual receives rental income but the rental activities do not constitute a business, the income is subject to property tax rather than profits tax. Property tax is charged on 80% of rent received from real estate located in Hong Kong at a rate of 15%, resulting in an effective rate of 12%.

Can a non domiciled person pay UK tax in Hong Kong?

The change was announced in July 2015 and it means that you cannot benefit from being a non-domiciled person once you return to the UK. Thus you will be liable for UK tax on rental income generated in Hong Kong. That rental income is also liable to Hong Kong tax but you will get a credit for tax paid in Hong Kong against tax due in the UK.