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Leaving the country as a tax resident

  • 07-04-2016 05:11PM
    #1
    Jambonjunior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭


    Hi, I work in a job that allows me to telecommunte full-time and I'm considering moving abroad.

    From this page on the revenue, I get the impression that if I leave the country now, I'll still be liable for tax in ireland for the rest of the year. Is that correct?


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  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,652 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    I think that is a complicated-enough situation that you should get proper advice.

    You might look up 'frontier worker'. Typically it applies to people working in one country, but living in another. Your's may be a special case of that.


  • #3
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Jambonjunior wrote: »
    Hi, I work in a job that allows me to telecommunte full-time and I'm considering moving abroad.

    From this page on the revenue, I get the impression that if I leave the country now, I'll still be liable for tax in ireland for the rest of the year. Is that correct?

    It depends on how long you will be abroad for. If you are leaving for over 2 years for example, you will be given split year treatment, meaning income earned after you leave is not taken into account.

    However, if you return within a shorter time frame, that income will be taken into account. Yu will be taxable on that income at Irish rates of tax, and given credit for any tax suffered abroad, as long as that country has a Double Taxation Agreement with Ireland


  • #4
    Jambonjunior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭Jambonjunior


    Ok that makes sense thanks. If I do go and seek professional advice just to be extra prudent, would anyone know what kind of ballpark figure should that cost?


  • #5
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    Covered in the stickies

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056305970


  • #6
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,768 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    It depends on how long you will be abroad for. If you are leaving for over 2 years for example, you will be given split year treatment, meaning income earned after you leave is not taken into account.

    However, if you return within a shorter time frame, that income will be taken into account. Yu will be taxable on that income at Irish rates of tax, and given credit for any tax suffered abroad, as long as that country has a Double Taxation Agreement with Ireland

    Split year treatment, which is what you are alluding to here, is only available for employment income. Depending n how the online work is structured, the OP might not be an employee.

    OP; read the stickied explanation and then consider whether you have employee status. Hopefully you are not Paudie from Cavan looking for an alternative tax reduction mechanism.


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