Expat (Foreign) Employee. How to Setup?



4517. Expat (Foreign) Employee. How to Setup?


If you have a Foreign or Expat employee you can set the Expat Employee by selecting the Employee / Pensioner Type as the "Expat Employee" under the Add New Employee section. Now in the Employee Selected Statement in Form P46(Expat) option you can select the, Option A, If you intend to live in the UK for more than 183 days or more and in the process enter the tax code as 1185L with cumulative basis. Option B, If intend to live in the UK for less than 183 days and in the process enter the tax code as 1185L with week 1/month 1 basis. (unless employee is a EEA citizen ) Option C, If you will be working for the employer both inside and outside the UK, but will be living abroad and in the process enter the tax code as 1185L with week 1/month 1 basis (unless employee is a EEA citizen ) In case your employee does not give you information about their present circumstances before their first payday then enter 0T as tax code for week 1/month 1 basis. Further you have to select “Yes” or “No” for European Economic Area citizen and EPM6 (Modified) Scheme Indicator options. Following the process you can process the pay and E-File the FPS in which the Expat Employee details will be automatically included in it. Note: Starter Declaration should not be entered for Pensioner & Expat Employees'. In case entered you will be receiving an error message while E-Filing an FPS.
Road Map – To Add Foreign / Expat Employee Employee -> Add New Employee -> Employee Employment Details -> Employee / Pensioner Type -> Select "Expat Employee" -> Continue button -> Continue button -> Continue button -> Finish button ( 'Employee' is the button positioned in the tasking zone menu at the top. It is the second button from the left)