Your Questions About Freelance Copywriting | Writing and Speaking

September 19th, 2011 by admin

Ken asks?

I want to run my freelance copywriting business from Italy (miles better weather than Birmingham , and am wondering:

Can I pay taxes to Italian authorities despite the fact this will still be a UK registered business? I?d rather leave the company name and ?Ltd? alone, as I?m unsure how my customers would react to working with a company abroad?

Many thanks

Thomas
Yes, payments would be made into a UK bank. The intelectual property i.e. me!, will be moving to Italy. Does this help?

admin answers:

This is a complicated issue and you may be wise to ask your local tax office in the UK (they?re actually really helpful despite a bad press!).

I?ve had the same issue and my understanding is that the business is considered to be based wherever the money goes ? in your case that would be into a UK bank and therefore tax is payable in the UK.

I have recently taken advice from an Italian lawyer as well. Her strong (very strong) advice was not to get mixed up in the Italian legal / tax system if you can possibly avoid it. She?s right ? it?s a complete nightmare of bureaucracy and if there are any problems it can take years (literally) for Courts to sort it out.

In these days of online businesses it?s a question which is beginning to get more and more attention from the authorities in both Italy and the UK.

Good luck with your relocation ? you?re absolutely right about the weather!

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