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Five things to know when your client moves abroad
Becoming non-resident can open up planning options. Emma takes financial planners through five of them: drawing UK pensions without a QROPS transfer, keeping UK investments, selling shares as a non-resident, the five-year return rule and what happens to ISAs.
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US pension lump sums: navigating the Saving Clause
How the UK taxes US pension lump sums, and what the UK–US treaty’s Saving Clause means for reporting, planning and double tax relief.
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Why the future of tax advice is international, digital and personal
Why Emma founded Global Tax Consulting, and how digital services make specialist tax support easier to reach for people whose lives cross borders.
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Moving overseas with a UK company? Why the timing of dividends matters
Departure-year planning, full years of non-residence and the UK tax charge that can apply when a company owner comes back.
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The £100,000 tax threshold, explained
Emma explains the personal allowance taper after a redundancy payment, and why checking total income before 5 April matters.
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Moving back to the UK from Spain: your tax checklist
Residence, temporary non-residence, FIG relief and the records and registrations to sort before and after you return.
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Hiring from overseas? Four years of UK tax relief HR teams should know about
The FIG regime and Overseas Workday Relief for HR teams, and how payroll set-up and arrival dates affect a new hire.
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Moving abroad but keeping your business running: a first-year UK tax checklist
Residence, salary, dividend timing, a future business sale and telling HMRC, for owners moving overseas with a UK company.
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Moving to Dubai as a UK tech founder: salary, dividends and a business sale
An illustrative founder’s move shows how residence, workdays and the timing of dividends or a share sale change the tax bill.
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Selling UK property from abroad? The 60-day tax return you need to know about
The separate return a non-resident must file after selling UK property, and what to gather before completion.
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Moving from the UK to Dubai: seven tax decisions to make before departure
Residence, departure timing, and what to do about UK property, pensions and investments you keep.
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UK tax for Americans moving to the UK
Residence, split-year treatment, the FIG regime and your first Self Assessment return, alongside your US filing duties.
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UK tax checks for British expats living in Spain
Five UK tax matters Brits in Spain may still need to deal with: rental income, property sales, pensions, UK work and tax returns.
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The new UK–Portugal tax treaty: what actually changed
What changed on 29 December 2025 for pensions, employment income, dividends and the personal allowance.
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The UK’s four-year FIG regime for tech workers and founders
Who qualifies, how overseas work and share awards are treated, and why planning before arrival matters.
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Working remotely from Thailand for a UK company
Residence, UK workdays, PAYE deductions and how to claim back tax that was overpaid.
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About Emma
Emma McDermott ATT
Emma founded Global Tax Consulting in 2023 after working at Deloitte. She is a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians and has seven years’ experience in UK and international tax, helping expats, digital nomads and non-resident landlords get their UK tax right.
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