Yes, sure you can provide services to any company and in any country of the world as long as you report your income in the UK (the country where you are a resident) and meet all your tax liabilities.
Can you work remotely in the UK?
Can we allow sponsored workers to work remotely outside the UK? There is nothing to prohibit sponsored workers working remotely outside of the UK, however sponsors will still be expected to comply with their sponsor duties e.g. monitoring, record keeping and reporting.
Can a US citizen work for a UK company?
So, it is likely that a UK payroll will be operated and you will have UK taxes deducted. If you are also a US Citizen then you will also be liable to US tax on your worldwide income which will include the income from the UK company. You will however be able to claim double tax relief, thus reducing your US taxes for the UK tax suffered.
Do you have to pay US tax if you work in UK?
If you are also a US Citizen then you will also be liable to US tax on your worldwide income which will include the income from the UK company. You will however be able to claim double tax relief, thus reducing your US taxes for the UK tax suffered. You should take specific legal/tax advice on this point.
Can a UK company pay you in US dollars?
However, if your US company pays you in US dollars into a US bank account, it may be difficult to convince them not to withhold US taxes. You may be forced to file a US tax return to get the withheld taxes back. If they pay you into your UK account (or elsewhere), they should realize that it’s not appropriate to withhold US taxes.
Can you be an employee of a UK company?
If your company has a UK presence, becoming an employee of that is by far the simplest way forwards; you’re done. If it really has no UK presence then it won’t be able to handle UK payroll, UK tax PAYE, UK NI, and so on, and this could produce some difficulties.
