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Global mobility

The world we live and work in is changing, but the appetite for moving to and from the UK remains. Whether you’re starting a new life chapter, travelling for business, taking employees to fresh corners of the globe, or working in a different country to your employer, we can help.

Whatever your plans, there’s likely more to it than you might think. As well as the various tax and social security considerations, COVID-19 has changed the mobility landscape, presenting new challenges with relocating overseas, and also new opportunities to “work from home” wherever you want. With the right support, you’ll remain compliant in both your country of arrival and departure.

Work with our specialist team to benefit from our years of experience in helping people move to/from the UK. Along with our membership with PrimeGlobal, enabling us to collaborate with over three hundred accountancy firms around the world, to share local know-how on a global scale. Together, we can create a bespoke package of solutions to bring your plans to fruition.

How we can help

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Moving to or from the UK

Tax residence and domicile reviews
Pre-arrival or departure UK tax planning, including National Insurance, remittance basis, mixed fund accounts and offshore trusts where applicable
Preparation of UK tax returns, liaising with HMRC on your behalf, and dealing with the compliance regulations for arriving or departing
Joined-up tax and social security advice, and compliance for jurisdictions outside the UK
Advising on any special tax rules for periods of restricted travel due to COVID-19
US tax advice and compliance, if you’re relocating to or from the US or are a US citizen, provided by our dual qualified US/UK tax experts
Family office services, if you’re looking for a long-term move to the UK, to provide you with one overarching view of your finances and one dedicated aide to coordinate your financial affairs

Employers sending employees to/from the UK on secondment

Personal tax advice, preparation of UK tax returns, and liaising with HMRC for your employees
Social security advice and certificate of coverage applications for international secondments
Tax equalisation calculations, to ensure employees’ tax position is the same as they would pay at home.
Business/medical insurance advice for relocating partners and spouses
Preparation and review of budgets for relocation and living expenses, and financial statements on employees’ reportable income
UK payroll advice, including compliance, reporting, and structuring to avoid double taxation
Shadow UK payroll services for overseas companies without an existing UK presence
HR advice throughout an assignment, including arranging employee induction plans and cultural business coaching
Reviewing secondment employment contracts
Joined-up tax, social security and payroll advice and compliance for jurisdictions outside the UK

International “working from home”

Providing assistance directly to individuals or employers where employees wish to leave or move to the UK to “work from home” in a different country from their employer
Pre-arrival or departure UK tax planning and compliance, as outlined in ‘Moving to and from the UK’ above
Reviewing the social security obligations to the employee and the employer in the UK and explaining the options available, including the running of a UK payroll where necessary
Joined up tax, social security and payroll advice and compliance for jurisdictions outside the UK, outlining the obligations to the employee and the employer
Regularising periods throughout COVID-19, where employees have “worked from home” in a different country to their employer for extended periods of time

Watch our roundtable

The latest from our network

Take a look at our first global mobility roundtable where a group of expert advisers discuss the impact of COVID-19, rise in working from home and expected global mobility trends for the year ahead. This session was hosted by David Conway, Associate Director in our Private Client team, in July 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQwp5Axf50U&t=0s

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