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| I wondered if anyone else had anything to add as I too will probably be taking a UK contract working out of London from Monday to Friday, travelling back to Switzerland just at weekends. As will be paid in sterling, UK contract and more than 180 days a year in the UK, I will be taxed at source. I presume however that if Im coming back most weekends to Switzerland where I am currently resident, I will continue to be resident as this will be more than 90 days a year? Is the only thing I can do use the double taxation treaty to avoid having to pay Swiss tax on my UK income that I have already had taxed at source in the UK? Would it benefit me to not come back to Switzerland and leave the country permanently? Any advice gratefully received. Many thanks. | |
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It looks as if you may become a "dual resident". This is something well known to HMRC. You will get some, but not much, help from the tax treaty, mostly in the form of tax credits for taxes paid to the "other" country.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/helpsheets/hs302.pdf You may be able to "game" the social security/national insurance/AVS treaty to your advantage, gaining state pension credits from both countries.