{"id":850,"date":"2019-07-12T16:11:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=850"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:13:16","slug":"sa106-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-assessment-basics\/sa106-form\/","title":{"rendered":"The SA106 form: how to use it to pay tax on your foreign income"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SA106 form is a document you need to fill and submit to HMRC if you are a UK tax resident, but you have to&nbsp;<a href=\"\/en-uk\/how-to-pay-tax-on-your-foreign-income\/\">pay tax on foreign income<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use it for:<\/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\/tax-on-rental-income\/\">Rental income<\/a>&nbsp;from properties abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foreign&nbsp;investments&nbsp;and&nbsp;savings accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these will get taxed in the same way and <a href=\"\/en-uk\/income-tax-rates-in-the-uk\/\">at the same tax rates<\/a> as income from UK sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I fill in the SA106 form?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the SA106 form on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/self-assessment-foreign-sa106\">this HMRC page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the year that you need the form for<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download and print it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill it in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send it to HMRC <strong>alongside your main SA100 tax return form<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In any case,&nbsp;<strong>make sure you first download and read the \u201cForeign notes\u201d pdf<\/strong>&nbsp;for that tax year \u2013 it\u2019s on the same HMRC page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will explain what each item from the SA106 form means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I submit it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to attach it to your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/what-is-the-sa100-form\/\">SA100 form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot file the SA106 form by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I need to use it if I file my tax return online?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nope, you will only need to file the form if you decide to submit your tax return in paper format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The deadline for using the paper tax return is October 31st \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/uk-tax-year-dates-and-filing-deadlines\/\">for online tax returns is 3 months later<\/a>&nbsp;(January 31st)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s more complicated than the online version<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also takes longer to arrive \u2013 so if you made a mistake it\u2019s harder to correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At Taxfix\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/\">we can file your tax return online for you<\/a>\u00a0instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SA106 form is a document you need to fill and submit to HMRC if you are a UK tax resident, but you have to&nbsp;pay tax on foreign income. 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