Double Taxation in UK & Mauritius

7POSTS

10 years ago

Hi,

Does anybody know how double taxation works in the UK and Mauritius?

As I'm a photographer who will be working in Mauritius for 9 to 12 months at a time. I understand I will be taxed in both Mauritius and the UK.

In Mauritius you have to pay 15% tax on earnings over Rs.255,00
In the UK you have to pay 20% tax on earnings over Rs.555,000 (拢10,000)

I have dual nationality in both the UK and Mauritius, but currently live in the UK for over 10 years.

Many thanks for any advice.

Diana

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Bassaniobroke Member

18POSTS

10 years ago

UK Filing should be like this but confirm also I am just ACCA student
UK income聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽xxxxxx
ADD Mauritius income聽聽聽聽聽聽xxxxxx
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total global income聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽xxxxxx
tax as per uk law slab聽聽聽聽聽聽聽xxxxxx
less tax pain in Mauritius聽聽聽聽 (xxxxx)
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tax payble in uk聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽xxxxxx

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dianamarie New member

7POSTS

10 years ago

Thanks for your reply, how does it work on the below figures?

UK income聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rs.0 (拢0)
ADD Mauritius income聽聽聽聽聽 Rs. 654,000 (拢12,000)
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total global income聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rs. 654,000 (拢12,000)
tax as per uk law slab聽聽聽聽聽聽Rs. 21,800 (拢400)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽*[=聽 20% tax on Rs. 109,000 (拢2000) ]
less tax paid in Mauritius聽聽聽 Rs. 59,850聽 (拢1098.16)聽聽聽**[= 15% tax on of Rs. 390,000 (拢7321.10)]
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tax payble in uk聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽?

**In Mauritius you have to pay 15% tax on earnings over Rs.255,000 (拢4,678)
*In the UK you have to pay 20% tax on earnings over Rs.555,000 (拢10,000)

Akshay S Member

2POSTS

10 years ago

Hello,

Verify with a UK Chartered accountant (they are everywhere now and you should have one in your own network of people)

I would advise to check whether during that period you are to be considered as a UK citizen for Tax purposes. If not you may not be taxed on your worldwide income. I know there are certain rules but I am not sure what they are.

dianamarie New member

7POSTS

10 years ago

Yes, classed as a UK citizen, unless I stay out of the UK for 1 year during the tax year, e.g. April 2015 to April 2016 and don't return to the UK for a specified amount of days in 4 years.

gawesh Serial expat

282POSTS

10 years ago

Hi Diana,

Did you check with the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA)? They are very helpful.

If you are bringing the revenue you earned in UK into Mauritius and you have already paid tax in the UK, I don't think you will asked to pay tax again on that revenue. If I'm not mistaken, when you fill the self-assessment form in Mauritius provided by MRA, it does ask you for any tax that you have paid on world wide income.

Gj

Peter07 Member

2POSTS

10 years ago

hi

it is actually the reverse the Double Taxation Agreement means that you can not be taxed in both countries, so if you earn and declare income here it will only be taxed here in mauritius at the local rate.