any tax experts

[Rjk]

prepared to answer a tax based question?

[The Bloop]

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prepared to answer a tax based question?

What's the question?

[WJ99mobile]

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What's the question?

That was it

[Rjk]

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so my partner has moved here from Hong Kong, doesn't work here, or in Hong Kong. she sometimes uses a Hong Kong credit card to buy stuff here.
someone told her she might have to declare that to the tax man here? I thought not.

[JamesWales]

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That was it

🤣🤣

[The Bloop]

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so my partner has moved here from Hong Kong, doesn't work here, or in Hong Kong. she sometimes uses a Hong Kong credit card to buy stuff here.
someone told her she might have to declare that to the tax man here? I thought not.

No idea sorry. Can't think of a reason why she should, but I'm no expert 😕

[Alan Lung]

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so my partner has moved here from Hong Kong, doesn't work here, or in Hong Kong. she sometimes uses a Hong Kong credit card to buy stuff here.
someone told her she might have to declare that to the tax man here? I thought not.

Do not, under any circumstances tell the taxmam about this. Keep it quiet.

[xsnaggle]

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Do not, under any circumstances tell the taxmam about this. Keep it quiet.

I don't understand why she should need to declare what she is spending no one else does. If she is paying VAT on her purchases then she has paid tax.
When my wife lived in Baku she could come to England and buy things VAT-free to take back to Baku and then she had to make a declaration to get the money back. Similarly when she went to Turkey earlier this year she did the same thing there to get the Turkish tax back as she now lives here. But when she bought things in ordinary shops without the tax return facilities she just paid the VAT and no questions asked. If your partner never worked then the only questions may be about the source of her money but that's a different thing.

[willo1927]

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Are you asking can she claim the Vat back as she would if she was living in Hong Kong so would be exempt from it.
If so the answer is no.
If she lives her it doesn't matter if she doesn't work still have to pay the vat like all citizens.

[Henry Hill]

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Thinly veiled I bought a bride on internet and now I’m looking to claim back the VAT

[Rjk]

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Are you asking can she claim the Vat back as she would if she was living in Hong Kong so would be exempt from it.
If so the answer is no.
If she lives her it doesn't matter if she doesn't work still have to pay the vat like all citizens.

no, she pays VAT, but the act of buying something here using a foreign credit card is essentially bringing money into the country, is that then subject to tax?

[Rjk]

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Thinly veiled I bought a bride on internet and now I’m looking to claim back the VAT

great idea

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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great idea

Which one, the bride or the VAT ?

[Des Parrot]

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no, she pays VAT, but the act of buying something here using a foreign credit card is essentially bringing money into the country, is that then subject to tax?

We all use foreign credit cards when abroad, why would this be different? I’ve done long stints abroad in many countries, always used a UK sourced card. Interested to see if there is an issue.

[xsnaggle]

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no, she pays VAT, but the act of buying something here using a foreign credit card is essentially bringing money into the country, is that then subject to tax?

She is paying tax!