In the UK you will almost certainly have to operate via a Ltd Co. Most of your salary can then be paid as a dividend which avoids NI charges which are quite substantial.

You can deduct anything business related as expenses.

All that assumes that you are outside the IR35 legislation which sounds like it will be the case.

Hi David,

What falls in or outside the IR35 leglisation the UK is really a specialised subject and has big implications for the treatment of your indpendent income there.

There are also significant deductions for those being assigned from abroad. You really need to speak to a management company that handles cross border assignments for independents..

I'll PM you with a contact.

Good luck

Phillip

oops, that was for Marv obviously

Do you intend to become resident for tax purposes in the UK? Will you live there more than 90 days per year, on average, for next 5 years?

Do you actually want to live in London or Switzerland?

:-)

Hi Darren -

I actually would rather live in London relatively soon, but depending on the final tax bill(s), might slow down the move as I will also have clients in Switzerland and therefore might not mind being here a few months each year .

The answer to your first question is yes - starting with this year. Why did you ask?

many thanks for your time!