Hi, I have been trying to get some information regarding what my tax residency status would be if I was to move to Barcelona?
I am from the UK and work in the Oil and Gas industry on a 28 day on, 28 day off contract on a drilling rig offshore of Angola, (West Africa) and as such I would be spending more than 183 days a year out of the country. Would this be classed as "temporary absence" for tax liability? I am not married and therefore would have no dependants living in Barcelona while I am away at work, I also pay tax to the Angolan authorities for the time I spend in their waters.
I plan on renting an apartment at first but would eventually like to buy a property.
I have tried to contact a few tax lawyers both in Spain and the UK but I have not had a definitive answer and wondered if anyone could give me some advice.
Thanks
russ1977
I am from the UK and work in the Oil and Gas industry on a 28 day on, 28 day off contract on a drilling rig offshore of Angola, (West Africa) and as such I would be spending more than 183 days a year out of the country. Would this be classed as "temporary absence" for tax liability? I am not married and therefore would have no dependants living in Barcelona while I am away at work, I also pay tax to the Angolan authorities for the time I spend in their waters.
I plan on renting an apartment at first but would eventually like to buy a property.
I have tried to contact a few tax lawyers both in Spain and the UK but I have not had a definitive answer and wondered if anyone could give me some advice.
Thanks
russ1977