STOP PRESS: The remittance basis is abolished from 6 April 2025, although this only applies to foreign income and gains arising on or after that date. The remittance basis rules still apply to unremitted income and gains arising before that date but remitted later. The legislation is included in FA 2025. For more details, see the Abolition of the remittance basis from 2025/26 guidance note.
There are special rules for employees who perform their duties overseas and also for employees who come from overseas to work in the UK. The rules relating to overseas business expenses have a number of specific tests.
This guidance note relates to the expenses of those individuals, not their residency status for tax purposes which may also need to be considered. For more about these aspects of the employee鈥檚 tax status, please refer to the Residence and domicile 鈥� effect on tax liability guidance note.
This guidance note addresses the tax and NIC treatment available when UK-based employees travel overseas on business. For the additional reliefs that may apply
Exemption 鈥� burial and cremationThis guidance note provides an overview of the VAT treatment of services that are provided in connection with the burial or cremation of human remains.VAT treatmentThe following services are exempt from VAT:鈥he disposal of the remains of the dead鈥aking arrangements
Payments on account (POA)This guidance note provides and overview of the payments on account regime (POA). More in depth commentary can be found in De Voil Indirect Tax Service V5.110.What are payments on account?VAT registered businesses with an annual VAT liability of more than 拢2.3m are required
VAT registration 鈥� artificial separation of business activities (disaggregation)This guidance note should be read in conjunction with the VAT registration 鈥� compulsory guidance note and is relevant to persons established or resident in the UK. Persons that are not established or resident in the UK