Claim your tax back from working overseas
If you have worked abroad during the past several years, you are most likely entitled to an income tax refund.
Information and advice on the subject of claiming tax back from working abroad is mixed to say the least. Season Workers have teamed up with Taxback.com to bring you this section. Taxback.com was the pioneer provider of income tax refunds for people who work abroad. They file more than 120,000 tax returns per annum for all nationalities and have 10 years of experience in securing tax refunds.
Foreign tax regulations can be as challenging to understand as those here in the UK but with a bit of help you can claim back a decent amount of money from working away. The benefit of using an agency such as Taxback.com is that they keep up with the changing foreign tax regulations and therefore should ensure that you get the maximum legal tax refund.
The Taxback service operates in three simple steps:
Payment documents differ from country to country
Country |
Document |
Australia |
PAYG |
Austria |
Lohnzettel |
Belgium |
Loonfiche 281.10/Fiche 281.10 |
Canada |
T4 |
Denmark |
Arsopgorelese/Oplysningssedel |
Germany |
Tax Card |
Gibraltar |
P7A |
Guernsey |
Tax Deduction Forms
|
Holland |
Jaaropgaaf |
Ireland |
P45/P60 |
Japan |
Gensen Choshu-hyo |
Luxembourg |
Fiche de Salarie ou de person/Fiche de retenue d’Impot |
New Zealand |
Final Payslip/Certificate of earnings |
Norway |
Certificate of pay and tax deducted |
UK |
P45/P60 |
USA |
W2 |
Whichever tax back service you use you should check they include
- Once you provide your earnings and tax information the agency should estimate your refund for free. This service is immediate with Taxback.com using their online auto estimator.
- These days its reasonable to expect that you should be able to track your tax online. (Taxback provide this via your customer account. You can also download forms for other tax countries and chat online with a tax representative.).
- Allowances, relief’s, international tax treaties, and deductions from the labour codes specific to each tax country all contribute to the maximum amount you can claim. Using an agency takes the hassle out but should also mean that nothing gets missed.
- You may have lost your P60 or a P45, you will need these documents and an agency should provide retrieval service to sort this out for you.
- The agency you choose should operate on a no refund no fee basis. (If you want them to file a return for you knowing you are not entitled to a refund there will probably be an admin charge)
- The agency should do the whole lot: Organize your documents; file your return; obtain the cheque; Liaise with the tax office and keep you up to date regularly. Beware of agencies that want to simply file your return then leave you to deal with the tax office.
We chose to work with Taxback.com because they offer a superior service, backed up by testimonials from happy customers. In addition to the above, Taxback.com also offers the following.
- One Step Taxes – Our Tax Pack is designed to be easy to use and complete in one step. All the forms in one pack. You can receive them automatically by email when you register online, they can also be downloaded from here or we can send them to you.
- Live Chat – free, easy and fast. Simply click online and talk directly to one of our representatives. They will update you and tell you what we documents we need from you and what work we have completed for you. They are available 24/7 to answer any tax related questions you may have.
- 24 Hour Tax Advice-We have teams available all around the clock. You can chat with us live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via our Live Chat service or call us on our Free Phone number 1800 66 88 66.
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