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Tax policy on freelancing from UK for a company in NYC
Hi there,
I came to Freelance:uk because i thought there may be freelances / experts that can answer to my question. I searched in the forum already, but i've found many discordant informations.
I'm self employed in UK (i live and work in London), and during my last financial year i've been working mostly for a company based in New York City. Now that i'm getting closer to do my tax return i'm wondering how i should deal with all the incomes coming from US.
- I know that on my tax return form there's a section where i can declare my worldwide incomes, but i don't know how the taxes are calculated on those incomes.
- I'm not sure if i have to declare something to the US revenue office, or - since i live and work in UK - everything should be managed with the HM revenue.
Also, any other information / suggestion is always welcome. Since for that year my incomes shouldn't be over £12.000 i'd like to avoid hiring an accountant / tax expert whenever possible.
Thanks
I came to Freelance:uk because i thought there may be freelances / experts that can answer to my question. I searched in the forum already, but i've found many discordant informations.
I'm self employed in UK (i live and work in London), and during my last financial year i've been working mostly for a company based in New York City. Now that i'm getting closer to do my tax return i'm wondering how i should deal with all the incomes coming from US.
- I know that on my tax return form there's a section where i can declare my worldwide incomes, but i don't know how the taxes are calculated on those incomes.
- I'm not sure if i have to declare something to the US revenue office, or - since i live and work in UK - everything should be managed with the HM revenue.
Also, any other information / suggestion is always welcome. Since for that year my incomes shouldn't be over £12.000 i'd like to avoid hiring an accountant / tax expert whenever possible.
Thanks
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threelancer
Messages count : 22Likes count : 2Registration : 9 September 2008Are you a UK resident? If you are resident and you are being paid based on work done in the UK does it matter where the payments come from? I do think its best though to speak to an accountant. - Contact in PM
AQ 101
Messages count : 1Likes count : 0Registration : 3 October 2025Great question, Daniele. In most cases, since you’re a UK tax resident and working/living in London, you’ll usually pay tax only in the UK (HMRC) on your worldwide income, including payments from the US. The UK and US also have a double taxation treaty to prevent being taxed twice, so you normally won’t have to declare anything directly to the IRS for freelance income if you’re not a US resident.
To keep things simple, many freelancers use online tools to track earnings and estimate their tax liability before filing.
If your income stays below the UK personal allowance (£12,570 for current years), you likely won’t owe income tax, but still file your self-assessment to stay compliant.
