Use our free UK Tax Back Calculator to discover how much your leaving the UK tax refund could be worth.
When to use our free UK Tax Back Calculator
If you have worked and paid tax in Britain, but are now living abroad, you can use our calculator to see a personalised estimate of how much your UK tax refund is worth. It is also useful for UK taxpayers who are currently planning to leave the UK. The tax relief regulations apply equally to British natives and foreign nationals; the first qualifying factor is that you have paid UK income tax (not your nationality).
How do I use the leaving UK Tax Back Calculator
You need to choose which tax year you are claiming for, enter your gross pay for that year and the amount of tax you paid. Then the free calculator generates your individualised estimate of how much your UK tax refund could be.
What am I owed a leaving the UK tax refund for?
There are several reasons why British expats and workers from overseas could be owed a UK tax refund. Including, but not limited to:
- Work expenses you paid while working in the UK
- UK pension tax, when you are not a UK resident for tax purposes
- Not using your full tax free Personal Allowance amount because you left the UK part way through a tax year
- Being a non resident landlord and paying tax on your rental income from UK properties
The excellent news is that you can backdate a UK tax rebate claim for the last four tax years. It doesn’t make any difference to your residency status or your ability to return to work in the UK in the future. It is simply the way to recoup the tax you have overpaid the British government while working here.
Making your UK tax refund claim
It really is your money that HMRC cannot just automatically refund to you. The system requires you to use the official channels and make a claim that specifies all the details that are pertinent to your financial situation.
The regulations are not straightforward because they are designed to encompass every possible permutation of taxpayers’ situations. That’s why many people find it makes more sense to get in a professional. We submit your bespoke UK Tax Refund claim that maximises your tax relief and ensuring that you are totally tax compliant.
Once you’ve had a go on the free calculator, you can see that the end cheque is worth a few minutes filling in our contact form below.
