robertius, Scottish expat in Saudi Arabia

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Tax in UK if working in KSA by ScotsTraveller

Hi,Does anyone know any good tax lawyers in the UK that can offer advice on taking a role in KSA?My wife and daughter would be staying in our house in the UK while I take a 12 month contract.Would I still be required to pay UK tax due to having a ...

Well it is complicated but not that complicated. The uk government provide the ground rules here and there is even a quiz to work out your residence status… https://www.gov.uk/tax-foreign-income/residence Read More

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Tax in UK if working in KSA by ScotsTraveller

Hi,Does anyone know any good tax lawyers in the UK that can offer advice on taking a role in KSA?My wife and daughter would be staying in our house in the UK while I take a 12 month contract.Would I still be required to pay UK tax due to having a ...

on income earned in saudi then you will generally not be taxed in the UK as you are not a UK tax resident. You will however have to manage how many days you are in the uK in any given tax year. My understanding is that if you are in the Uk more ... Read More

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Contract terminated during probation - exit / iqama question by robertius

Dear all - I have been in the kingdom for a few weeks. Unfortunately my employment situation has not worked out and I have been terminated during my probation. I already have an iqama which theoretically allows me to stay in Saudi for a year. The ...

Thank you xtang! very helpful Read More

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Termination during probation - exit visa / iqama question

I have been terminated during probation. I have a one week notice period and my company has already let me know they will be applying for an exit visa for me which I think gives me about 1 month to go home! my preferred strategy would be to stay ... Read More

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Contract terminated during probation - exit / iqama question

Dear all - I have been in the kingdom for a few weeks. Unfortunately my employment situation has not worked out and I have been terminated during my probation. I already have an iqama which theoretically allows me to stay in Saudi for a year. The ... Read More

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