Please note that if you qualify under the Automatic Overseas Test then you do not need to pay tax in the UK.
The issues raised in the Telegraph article posted by the OP relate to a given set of circumstances for a given individual.
My interpretation of the Guidance Notes has been verified in writing by someone at the HMRC Expat office who I have corresponded with on tax issues over the last few years and who has always been spot on with his advice.
I hope that this will help to reduce the level of panic which sometimes sensational and inaccurate journalism generates..
Please note that if you qualify under the Automatic Overseas Test then you do not need to pay tax in the UK.
The issues raised in the Telegraph article posted by the OP relate to a given set of circumstances for a given individual.
My interpretation of the Guidance Notes has been verified in writing by someone at the HMRC Expat office who I have corresponded with on tax issues over the last few years and who has always been spot on with his advice.
I hope that this will help to reduce the level of panic which sometimes sensational and inaccurate journalism generates..