{"id":540,"date":"2019-06-25T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=540"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:22:30","slug":"how-to-pay-tax-on-your-foreign-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/the-tax-basics\/how-to-pay-tax-on-your-foreign-income\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pay tax on your foreign income"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you live in the UK and have foreign income, you&#8217;ll usually have to pay UK tax on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You do this by filing a Self Assessment tax return &#8211; <a href=\"\/en-uk\/\">Taxfix can help you do it 100% online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tax in 10(ish) seconds - what is Self Assessment?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMg5p0tJ-z8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kinds of foreign income will I pay tax on?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The foreign income will be taxed the same way as any UK income. These are examples of the kinds of foreign income you&#8217;d have to pay tax on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wages from overseas jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en-uk\/landlords-list-of-taxes\/\">Rental income<\/a> from overseas properties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foreign <a href=\"\/en-uk\/capital-gains-tax-rates\/\">investments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/savings-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Savings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much will I have to pay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like we mentioned, foreign income is the same way as income from the UK. The easiest way to figure out how much you need to pay is by using this handy Income Tax calculator.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-react=\"tooltip-provider\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"c-block-calculator\">\n\n    <div class=\"c-block-calculator__container\">\n\n\n    <div data-react=\"income-tax-calculator\" data-options='{\n        \"title\": \"\",\n        \"type\": \"employed\",\n        \"lead\": \"\"\n    }'>\n        <!-- Default calc code -->\n\n        <div class=\"sc-giYgFv fzUHXQ\"><div class=\"sc-ezbkgU bcxCiI\"><div class=\"sc-bYoCmx RakSM\"><div width=\"100%\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"DropdownSelect__Container-sc-1iiysit-0 evEFoA\"><button width=\"100%\" class=\"DropdownSelect__LabelContainer-sc-1iiysit-1 egNJwI\"><span class=\"DropdownSelect__Label-sc-1iiysit-2 loOBxi\">Tax year 2024\/25<\/span> <span class=\"DropdownSelect__Arrow-sc-1iiysit-3 hcHQYJ\">\u25bc<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sc-dPiKHq jvrqXK\"><div class=\"sc-bBHHQT eyRCSV\"><h3 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class=\"Form__FormRowItem-sc-32vt5e-3\"><div class=\"Input__Container-sc-11yg3hb-0 jiJACg\"><input type=\"number\" min=\"0\" pattern=\"[0-9]*\" name=\"annualIncome\" class=\"Input__InputElement-sc-11yg3hb-1 gvuJbz\"><div class=\"Input__Suffix-sc-11yg3hb-4 eEnjn\">\u00a3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sc-kLwgWK gVgARU\"><div class=\"Form__FormRowTitle-sc-32vt5e-2 coHrqe\">Self-employed expenses <div class=\"sc-eJwXpk byFCvI\"><span data-hint-default=\"Have you bought anything for your business e.g. office chair, software, etc.\"><div class=\"sc-nVjpj eKPbQR\">?<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"Form__FormRowItem-sc-32vt5e-3\"><div class=\"Input__Container-sc-11yg3hb-0 jiJACg\"><input type=\"number\" min=\"0\" pattern=\"[0-9]*\" name=\"annualExpenses\" class=\"Input__InputElement-sc-11yg3hb-1 gvuJbz\"><div class=\"Input__Suffix-sc-11yg3hb-4 eEnjn\">\u00a3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><div opacity=\"1\" class=\"sc-jgrIVw gcVyeu\"><div class=\"sc-gSQGeZ mqvVl\"><h3 class=\"sc-iNGGwv dFrXnM\">Tax and profit<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"sc-jeqYYF fOQSYu\"><ul class=\"sc-gWXaA-D byUbmH\"><li class=\"sc-cCcYRi TgcgA\"><div class=\"sc-iUKrWq jFZeFw\">Total earnings<\/div><div class=\"sc-efQUeY cGxXVa\">\u00a350,000<\/div><div class=\"sc-jcFkyM jRsQZY\"><div class=\"sc-caiKgP bVZKxP\">\u00a31,000 tax-free Trading Allowance <div class=\"sc-eJwXpk byFCvI\"><span data-hint-default=\"You can make up to \u00a31,000 profit tax-free\"><div class=\"sc-nVjpj eKPbQR\">?<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"sc-cCcYRi hPEaJy\"><div class=\"sc-iUKrWq jFZeFw\">Tax to pay<\/div><div class=\"sc-efQUeY cGxXVa\">\u00a39,472<\/div><div class=\"sc-jcFkyM jRsQZY\"><div class=\"sc-caiKgP bVZKxP\">\u00a37,286 income tax<\/div><div class=\"sc-caiKgP bVZKxP\">\u00a30 class 2 National Insurance<\/div><div class=\"sc-caiKgP bVZKxP\">\u00a32,186 class 4 National Insurance<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"sc-cCcYRi hBbrsS\"><div class=\"sc-iUKrWq deKGkd\">What you&#8217;re left with<\/div><div class=\"sc-efQUeY jpRyzu\"><div 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alt=\"Illustration\" class=\"sc-dlVyqM lhOciq\"><div class=\"sc-kfPtPH\"><div class=\"sc-fKVsgm kAXsua\">Calculation details<\/div><div class=\"sc-bBHwJV jdTgMA\"><span>Click here<\/span> to show how we&#8217;ve calculated your taxes<\/div><\/div><\/button><div class=\"sc-iwjezw jVHDsA\"><div class=\"sc-cTApHj\"><div class=\"c-body m-smaller\"><h2>How your income tax is calculated<\/h2><p>When you&#8217;re self-employed, you have to pay your income tax and national insurance contributions yourself in your annual Self Assessment. Our calculator helps you quickly assess how much you owe.<\/p><p>However you may be eligible for a tax refund when:<\/p><ol><li>You already made tax payments for the year but your annual income ended up less than planned<\/li><li>You have done things that qualify for a tax relief (made private pension contributions, given to charity, etc.)<\/li><\/ol><p>In your case when you earn <strong class=\"sc-jObXwK hgXXrT\">\u00a350,000<\/strong>:<\/p><h3>Income tax breakdown<\/h3><p>You pay no income tax on first <strong class=\"sc-jObXwK hgXXrT\">\u00a312,570<\/strong> that you make<\/p><p>You pay <strong class=\"sc-jObXwK hgXXrT\">\u00a37,286<\/strong> at basic income tax rate (20%) on the next <strong class=\"sc-jObXwK hgXXrT\">\u00a336,430<\/strong><\/p><h3>National insurance contributions breakdown<\/h3><p>No contributions on the first <strong class=\"sc-jObXwK hgXXrT\">\u00a312,570<\/strong> that you make<\/p><p>You pay <strong class=\"sc-jObXwK hgXXrT\">\u00a32,186<\/strong> in 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coHrqe\">Savings frequency<\/div><div class=\"Form__FormRowItem-sc-32vt5e-3\"><select name=\"frequency\" width=\"100%\" class=\"Select__Container-sc-c9lp90-0 iTqHPI\"><option value=\"\">Choose\u2026<\/option><option value=\"1\">Daily<\/option><option value=\"7\">Weekly<\/option><option value=\"14\">Fortnightly<\/option><option value=\"30\">Monthly<\/option><option value=\"90\">Quarterly<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sc-lcequs GiOiG\"><p>You need to save<\/p><div class=\"sc-efQUeY jpRyzu\">\u00a314.22 per day<\/div><p>to pay your \u00a39,471.56 tax bill by 31\/1\/2026 which is in 666 days<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n        <!-- END Default calc code -->\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div> <!-- .c-container -->\n<\/div> <!-- .c-block-calculator -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you made profits of more than \u00a33,000 from selling foreign investments or property, use our <a href=\"\/en-uk\/calculator\/capital-gains-tax\/\">Capital Gains Tax calculator<\/a> 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