Would I receive a tax rebate?

[anonymous-user]

I'm leaving work in the UK at the end of this month to move to the USA. I'm on paye salary so would i be due a tax rebate

[LC23]

It will depend on a number of factors. Tax residence. Income earned and tax paid already. Non PAYE income.

[Ozzie Osmond]

If you have just the one source of income the answer to your question is probably "yes".

PAYE spreads your personal allowance across 12 months (about £1,000 a month) but if you stop earning after, say, 6 months you'll still be entitled to have the 6 months which they haven't yet given you - if you see what I mean. At a guess that would be £500 a month x 6 months = £3,000 refund. Naturally it all depends on your overall income tax position.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for the replies. would I have to do anything to get the rebate (if I was due it) or would it be automatic ?

[JeremyH5]

Not automatic as it's an unusual event.
When I moved to Australia in 1981 amid tax year I wrote to HMRC stating the facts and they sent me the refund after my employer sent in my P45.
I had a great time and returned to the UK in 1983 the day Australia won the America's Cup and PM Bob Hawk cried on live TV.
The nice person who did this for me may have retired by now.

[tight fart]

Are you choosing to pay tax in the US from now on?

[anonymous-user]

Well my visa states that I'm not allowed to work until I apply for my work permit which can take 90 days. Realistically I won't be working until January 17 at the earliest. My wife will be working full time

[LC23]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...

https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-...

These may help you OP.