Leaving the UK – getting your tax right
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About this form
What you need to fill in this form
Use this form to claim tax relief or a repayment of tax if:
• Your form(s) P45 Details of employee leaving work if you
• you have lived or worked in the UK, and
have one (your employer or your Jobcentre gives you this
• you are leaving the UK, and you
form when you stop working or when you stop claiming
— may not be coming back, or
Jobseeker’s Allowance).
— are going to work abroad full-time for at least one
For definitions of:
complete tax year. A tax year is from 6 April one year to
• resident
5 April the next.
• home
Do not fill this form in if:
• full-time work
• you normally live in the UK and are going abroad for
for the purpose of filling in this form, please see
short periods, for example on holiday or a business trip, or
Guidance Note: Statutory Residence Test (SRT). Go to
• you have completed, or are required to complete a
and look for RDR3 in the Search facility.
Self Assessment tax return for the tax year that you leave.
1. About you
Surname or family name (use capital letters)
Are you male or female?
1
5
Male
Female
First name(s) (use capital letters)
Date of birth
DD MM YYYY
2
6
Your most recent address in the UK (use capital letters)
National Insurance number, if you have one
3
7
The UK is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
You can find your National Insurance number on a
form P45 or P60 that you get from your employer,
a PAYE Coding Notice or a letter from us
Postcode
Nationality
8
For example, British, Polish, French
Phone number
4
We may call you if we have any questions about this form
Date of leaving the UK
DD MM YYYY
9
P85
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