Working remotely in the UK for a US employer

nichollsfamilyaddress · 2025-08-13T23:17:12+02:00

Explore the implications of working remotely in the UK for a US employer, including tax considerations and residency rules for British citizens.

nichollsfamilyaddress Member

Member since 29 December 2024

nichollsfamilyaddressMember13 August 2025 21:17:12

Not sure what to use for the subject so bear with.聽 I am a British Citizen living and working in the US. My job is 100% remote and could be done from anywhere in the World. I was curious about whether I could move to the UK temporarily, perhaps two or three months, continue to do my work from a home office there rather than in the US, without falling foul of any UK laws.聽 Is there a maximum about of time I could be in the UK while working like this. I'm looking to avoid paying any UK tax or other employment requirements.聽 I would obviously have to get my current US employers sign off on doing this.聽

I guess this would apply -

UK tests

You may be resident under the automatic UK tests if:

you spent 183 or more days in the UK in the tax year

your only home was in the UK for 91 days or more in a row - and you visited or stayed in it for at least 30 days of the tax year

you worked full-time in the UK for any period of 365 days and at least one day of that period was in the tax year you鈥檙e checking

You may also be resident under the sufficient ties test if you spent a number of days in the UK and you have additional ties to the UK, like work or family.

If I am reading this correctly, I could do what I outlined in the first paragraph so long as I did not spend 183 days or more in the UK.

Thanks.

Cynic UK/Netherlands Expert

Member since 15 September 2015

CynicUK/Netherlands ExpertYesterday 06:33:19

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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

The important thing is in which country you will be assessed for income tax; the payment bit is a consequence of this.聽 You appear to have already done your research on this aspect.

A tax treaty is in place between the UK and the USA, which should prevent you from paying income taxes on the same income. You can access online versions on both the and websites. You should be aware that these treaties in general, relate to business, pension and income taxes.聽 There are other social taxes, which are set by individual nation-states (such as, in the UK, National Insurance charges) and fall outside of these treaties.聽

There are also US state taxes to consider; you haven't said which state you are a resident, my advice to anybody in your position is that聽 if your tax affairs are not routine, then seek the advice of a professional tax advisor.

I hope this helps.

Cynic

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