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[crabstix]

I will be working for SMOE next month. My agent told me that Brits can fill in a certain form which allows them NOT pay any tax forthe first two years. He said he know which form it is for Canadians but not for the Brits. Have you guys ever heard of this? If so where can I download the form and where do I take it?

[Capo]

true no tax at public school for all except cad

[crabstix]

[sobriquet]

[creeper1]

They say 2 things are inevitable in life. Death and taxes.

So you want to be able to avoid paying taxes in Korea? I would love to do that too but I got spooked that I'd end up paying UK income tax. After all I have to live somewhere and that somewhere is going to tax me.

See responses to this question that I asked

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=1874673&highlight=#1874673

[gazz]

The form is called a residency certificate. Go to a tax office in the UK and speak to a tax person 'face to face' about it.

Get their name and number - if possible record the bastard! I don�t trust tax people!!!

I wasn't aware of needing a residency certificate before I came here, I therefore went through a right faf getting one once in Korea.

I have basically paid no tax since I have been here (sept), but as a previous poster said you will get taxed some where! Koreas Tax rate is a lot lower than the UK's.

I will be paying around 700,000 in one lump sum for my 6 months in Korea so far. I'd rather pay this and then after pay around 100,000 a month than be shat on when I return to the UK.

I used to pay the equivalent of more than 700,000 won per month in taxes in the UK, saying that I did earn a lot more in the UK!

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[crabstix]

Do most english teachers bother about the residency certificate?

Can I just fly to Korea, work there and pay taxes there?

[nobbyken]

On the Inland Revenue website, I downloaded a forn to declare non-residency in the UK.
My public schools have never deducted tax. This is my third year starting in March, and I shouldn't be exempt anymore.
I think income tax here is around 3%.