Contracting in Europe
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Hi, I have a possibility of a 6 month contract in Copenhagen. Has anyone worked in Denmark and understand the tax liabilities? I think there is a 180 day rule which means I would only need to pay tax to HMRC. I'm Late 20's, I don't live with my better half, so it should'nt be too much of an adjustment, im just worried the excitement would wear of after 3 months, so any personal experiences on how to make improve working away from home?? Also, what sort of rate adjustment would you make for a temporary contract in Europe.. bearning in mind that I would need to rent an apartment (this looks like the cheapest way!) I've added about 30% on my basic rate for this... Thanks, James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
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Hi, I have a possibility of a 6 month contract in Copenhagen. Has anyone worked in Denmark and understand the tax liabilities? I think there is a 180 day rule which means I would only need to pay tax to HMRC. I'm Late 20's, I don't live with my better half, so it should'nt be too much of an adjustment, im just worried the excitement would wear of after 3 months, so any personal experiences on how to make improve working away from home?? Also, what sort of rate adjustment would you make for a temporary contract in Europe.. bearning in mind that I would need to rent an apartment (this looks like the cheapest way!) I've added about 30% on my basic rate for this... Thanks, James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
I have no personal experience of working/living in any of the Scandinavian countries but have spent plenty of hols there. The cost of living has always seemed massively higher there than the UK. Why do you think Sandi Toksvig lives over here now? :-D
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I have no personal experience of working/living in any of the Scandinavian countries but have spent plenty of hols there. The cost of living has always seemed massively higher there than the UK. Why do you think Sandi Toksvig lives over here now? :-D
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Its important I get the rate right I guess! Flats go for 500 to 800 euro per month so my rate should cover that. I guess I just need to make sure there are no hidden expenses that I wont know about until I arrive there. Im mainly concerned about the income tax rules, my investigation leads me to beleive becuase I will be working for 6 months I wont be liable for their income tax on top of my HMRC Corporation tax, and PAYE. James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
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Hi, I have a possibility of a 6 month contract in Copenhagen. Has anyone worked in Denmark and understand the tax liabilities? I think there is a 180 day rule which means I would only need to pay tax to HMRC. I'm Late 20's, I don't live with my better half, so it should'nt be too much of an adjustment, im just worried the excitement would wear of after 3 months, so any personal experiences on how to make improve working away from home?? Also, what sort of rate adjustment would you make for a temporary contract in Europe.. bearning in mind that I would need to rent an apartment (this looks like the cheapest way!) I've added about 30% on my basic rate for this... Thanks, James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
As far as HMRC, 90-180 days in the UK is the dodgy bit. You've already got nearly 90 days this year so you are going into the 180 day bracket. Word of advice is to keep ALL travel tickets; travel days do not count so you can fly in early Saturday morning and leave Sunday night without having to count any days here. I used to work a five day week here but kept my time in the UK to 3 days a week as I arrived Monday and left Friday. That said, in the EU it is now pretty certain that you will have to pay the tax /somewhere/. :sigh:
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As far as HMRC, 90-180 days in the UK is the dodgy bit. You've already got nearly 90 days this year so you are going into the 180 day bracket. Word of advice is to keep ALL travel tickets; travel days do not count so you can fly in early Saturday morning and leave Sunday night without having to count any days here. I used to work a five day week here but kept my time in the UK to 3 days a week as I arrived Monday and left Friday. That said, in the EU it is now pretty certain that you will have to pay the tax /somewhere/. :sigh:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Yea, I understand that I will have to pay the tax somewhere! :) And my concern is not with the HMRC, I will be paying Corporation tax and PAYE as normal, but my query was wether I would be liable with the 180 day rule in Copenhagen, as per Danish tax law ;)
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
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Yea, I understand that I will have to pay the tax somewhere! :) And my concern is not with the HMRC, I will be paying Corporation tax and PAYE as normal, but my query was wether I would be liable with the 180 day rule in Copenhagen, as per Danish tax law ;)
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
If you're being UK paid and working overseas, I remember that the primary liability would be here. AFAIK, as long as you've paid the tax somewhere you're okay in Europe. The US have very different rules.
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Its important I get the rate right I guess! Flats go for 500 to 800 euro per month so my rate should cover that. I guess I just need to make sure there are no hidden expenses that I wont know about until I arrive there. Im mainly concerned about the income tax rules, my investigation leads me to beleive becuase I will be working for 6 months I wont be liable for their income tax on top of my HMRC Corporation tax, and PAYE. James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
James Simpson wrote:
Flats go for 500 to 800 euro per month so my rate should cover that.
This sounds like very reasonable price to me. In some places in Jersey the rents are far more than that. edit:fixed grammatical error
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modified on Thursday, July 2, 2009 9:24 AM
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Hi, I have a possibility of a 6 month contract in Copenhagen. Has anyone worked in Denmark and understand the tax liabilities? I think there is a 180 day rule which means I would only need to pay tax to HMRC. I'm Late 20's, I don't live with my better half, so it should'nt be too much of an adjustment, im just worried the excitement would wear of after 3 months, so any personal experiences on how to make improve working away from home?? Also, what sort of rate adjustment would you make for a temporary contract in Europe.. bearning in mind that I would need to rent an apartment (this looks like the cheapest way!) I've added about 30% on my basic rate for this... Thanks, James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
At 26 I packed a bag and left sunny Australia for the Dutch winter. Found a programming job with a decent company, a flat and had a blast for the first six months. I had no intention of settling there long term and eventually I started to feel that everything was temporary and I couldn't make long term plans. I met a bunch of English ex-pats who had come to Amsterdam, got stoned and 10 years later they still didn't speak the language, only hung out with each other and might as well have been at home. They inspired me to come home and settle down here. Given my time again I'd do the same but the reality is that moving to a foreign country is not without its challenges.
I wish I was as fortunate as fortunate as me