I have just got married to a Thai lady here.

If you pay UK tax, but live most of the year in Thailand, are you able to claim the marriage allowance? Or do you need to be actually resident in the UK?

Does anyone know what the legal position is about residency? If you claim that you are resident or not ordinarily resident in the UK for tax purposes, but still you pay your UK taxes, does it matter?

Presumably if you do not tell the tax authorities you are not ordinarily resident in the UK then they will assume that you are living in the UK.

We are expecting a baby this year. Again, is it possible to claim the Child Tax Credit?

Being single was much simpler!

- but not so enjoyable!

Thanks

I have just got married to a Thai lady here.

If you pay UK tax, but live most of the year in Thailand, are you able to claim the marriage allowance? Or do you need to be actually resident in the UK?

Does anyone know what the legal position is about residency? If you claim that you are resident or not ordinarily resident in the UK for tax purposes, but still you pay your UK taxes, does it matter?

Presumably if you do not tell the tax authorities you are not ordinarily resident in the UK then they will assume that you are living in the UK.

We are expecting a baby this year. Again, is it possible to claim the Child Tax Credit?

Being single was much simpler!

- but not so enjoyable!

Thanks

Can answer one of your questions with absolute certainty.

NO You can only claim child benefit for your baby if the baby lives in the UK.

If you falsely claimed and received the child benefit ...they do not check every clam...you would be committing fraud. Please go to the Child Benefit web page where you will find this info confirmed.

Unless you are ancient and been married for a long time (think you have to be born before 1922 and married in the 1980's) there is no marriage allowance in the UK Tax system.

Unless you are ancient and been married for a long time (think you have to be born before 1922 and married in the 1980's) there is no marriage allowance in the UK Tax system.

Thank you very much Gordon Brown and Tony Blair for the help you have given to all the legal tax paying residents of the UK, married or not.

Thanks guys, that was what I thought but could not find confirmation.

So the only way is to move back and live in the UK.

Think I will pass on that. Benefits here better