We explain double taxation relief in plain English, handle it correctly, and make sure you claim every relief you are entitled to, all at a fixed fee.
Double Taxation Relief
If the same income or gain is taxed in two countries, double taxation relief lets you offset the foreign tax against your UK tax so you are not taxed twice, but it must be claimed correctly and in line with the relevant tax treaty.
We claim double taxation relief on your foreign income and gains, apply the correct treaty treatment and rates, and make sure the relief is given in full, so cross-border income is taxed once, not twice.
Double taxation relief usually works by crediting the tax paid abroad against your UK tax on the same income, up to the UK amount, and the tax treaty between the countries can also limit the foreign tax in the first place, so both matter.
The Detail That Matters
If the same income or gain is taxed in two countries, double taxation relief lets you offset the foreign tax against your UK tax so you are not taxed twice. But it must be claimed correctly and in line with the relevant tax treaty.
Double taxation relief usually gives a credit for the tax paid abroad against your UK tax on the same income, up to the UK amount. So if you paid 15% abroad and owe 20% here, you pay the 5% difference in the UK, not the full 20%.
The tax treaty between the two countries decides which country taxes what and can limit the foreign tax at source. Applying the correct treaty rate is essential, both to claim the right credit and to avoid over-withholding.
The credit is limited to the lower of the foreign tax and the UK tax on that income, so if the foreign country taxed you above the treaty rate, the excess is not creditable and must be reclaimed there instead.
We claim the relief on your foreign income and gains, apply the correct treaty treatment, and help reclaim any excess foreign tax, so cross-border income is taxed once, at the right rate.
Foreign income is often taxed twice because the relief is not claimed or the treaty is misapplied, or investors lose out by suffering foreign tax above the treaty rate and never reclaiming the excess.
Key Figures
How We Help
We credit the tax you have paid abroad against your UK tax on the same income, so you are not taxed twice on it.
We apply the relevant tax treaty, which can limit the foreign tax and determine which country taxes what. We make sure the right rules are used.
We make sure you receive the full relief you are entitled to, and help reclaim any excess foreign tax where a treaty rate should have applied.
All the forms, calculations and correspondence handled on your behalf, so you never have to decode HMRC's rules or sit on hold.
A clear fixed fee quoted after a free call, your position explained in plain English, and never a surprise bill.
We act quickly, and where earlier years are involved we put those right too, reclaiming refunds or minimising penalties.
Foreign income is often taxed twice because relief is not claimed or the treaty is misapplied. Claiming double taxation relief correctly is what ensures your cross-border income is taxed once, and we handle it.
Recent Client Outcome
A client with income taxed both abroad and in the UK was effectively being taxed twice on the same money.
What we did. We claimed double taxation relief, crediting the foreign tax against their UK liability, applied the correct treaty treatment, and helped reclaim foreign tax withheld above the treaty rate.
The outcome. Their income was taxed once overall, at the right rate, with the excess foreign withholding recovered.
Claiming the relief and applying the treaty properly turned double taxation into a single, correct charge.
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